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‘Is this right, Mr Gove?’Our intrepid reporter Keith Ponting (30) tells us that David Willetts may be one of the first students to adopt the new mathematics curriculum devised by his ministerial...

‘Is this right, Mr Gove?’Our intrepid reporter Keith Ponting (30) tells us that David Willetts may be one of the first students to adopt the new mathematics curriculum devised by his ministerial...

Les Gofton ventures into the shadowy suburban world of competing cultures

Improving the student experience is a priority for universities the length and breadth of the land

Eric Michael Johnson reviews the argument that human moral feelings have been shaped by natural selection

Informal group admits reform will require more work than previously thought

The rest of the world thinks so, says Hefce funding chief

Jon Marcus reports on how one of the global capitals of higher education rose to the challenge posed by terror

Robert Gordon head critiques traditional rationale for scholarly activity

A BBC scheme aims to tackle gender inequality

Under the reign of the free-market icon, state power over universities increased. Vernon Bogdanor assesses Thatcher’s legacy to education

A talented young academic who carried out groundbreaking research into global warming has died

Toby Miller recalls a paralysing encounter with terror in the skies and asks: in my shoes, would you have reacted differently?

Leverhulme TrustMajor Research FellowshipsAward winner: Paul HenleyInstitution: University of ManchesterValue: £141,361The silent time machine: recovering early ethnographic filmAward winner: Paul...

The LSE’s complaints about being kept in the dark about undercover reporting in North Korea are peevish, Tim Luckhurst argues