Red is the colour
In “Resolving to do better” (Opinion, 11 April), Rob Behrens attributes the following quote to Mao Zedong: “It doesn’t matter whether the cat is black or white as long as it catches the mouse.”That...
In “Resolving to do better” (Opinion, 11 April), Rob Behrens attributes the following quote to Mao Zedong: “It doesn’t matter whether the cat is black or white as long as it catches the mouse.”That...


Union takes on management over ‘academic annex’ reforms

Fit to printA group of illustration students are bringing traditional printmaking skills back to the defunct press room of a local newspaper. The former press room at the Bournemouth Echo building,...

MoocsAnd NovoEd makes threeA third massive open online course platform developed by academics from Stanford University has been launched. Following in the footsteps of Coursera and Udacity, NovoEd,...

United StatesHoly trinityA US accreditation body has approved the merger of two faith colleges with a university. The Higher Learning Commission gave the go-ahead for the Assemblies of God...

This letter, signed by Charles de Gaulle, was sent to Michael D. Jones, founder of the Welsh colony in Patagonia in the 1860s, and now forms part of the archives at Bangor University devoted to the...

Research paints picture of permanent revolution in sector since mid-1990s

Australian approach offers lessons for UK, forum hears

When I served as the head of an English department in North West England, I was faced with a number of what may politely be called “challenges”. But one challenge I did not face was figuring out what...

Starting university-level study in secondary school pays financial and academic dividends, writes Jon Marcus

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University of HelsinkiThomas Wilhelmsson“I need to convince myself that I should not interfere because the chancellor needs to understand that the rector does the day-to-day jobs,” said Thomas...

Malcolm Gillies on the controversial composer’s undimmed power

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