French scholars say ‘oui’ to open access
Senior humanities and social science academics come out in support of move to ‘take knowledge out of silos’
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Obituary - Keith Clayton
A “dynamic and inspirational” pioneer of interdisciplinary environmental science has died.Keith Clayton was born on 25 September 1928 and educated at Bedales School in Hampshire before going on to...
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From Where I Sit - Art of the matter
Source: Alamy“It is parents’ sorry lot to ensure the well-being of their children.” This is a household saying in China, typically put into practice by the tens of thousands who accompany their kids...
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Professorial pay rises twice as fast as rest
REF factor may explain growing wage differential
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28 March 2013
Uneasy lies the head - are vice-chancellors paid too much or not enough?
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Composition and decomposition
Nicholas Royle on the rise of creative writing and the need for fresh forms of ‘creative reading’
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Death or Disability: The ‘Carmentis Machine’ and Decision-making for Critically Ill Children by Dominic Wilkinson
Deborah Bowman praises the compassion and logic offered in deciding outcomes for sick children
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Higher education pay survey 2013
With a few exceptions, vice-chancellors’ remuneration did not rise vertiginously in 2011-12 - a good thing politically. But are they still paid too much compared with their peers?
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Degrees of comparability
The OECD’s Ahelo project aims to compare graduate quality internationally
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Greenwich joins University Alliance
The University Alliance mission group has gained another new member from Million+ while also announcing it is signing a partnership with its Australian counterpart.
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Tribunal slams academic for bringing anti-Semitism case
A Jewish academic who claimed the UCU’s policy on Palestine constituted harassment has been rebuked by an employment tribunal for misusing the legal process
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Sussex given injunction over protests
The University of Sussex has been granted an injunction that it says will pave the way towards ending the seven-week occupation of its Bramber House conference centre.
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Ethnic minorities ‘less likely’ to gain Russell Group places
Students from ethnic minorities are less likely to gain places at top universities than white pupils with the same A-level grades, a new study has claimed.
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UKBA to be split in two
The UK Border Agency is to be split in two, between a visa body and a law enforcement body, and brought back under the control of Home Office ministers.
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London Met manager warns against consultation false hope
The project manager who oversaw a huge overhaul of London Metropolitan University’s undergraduate teaching has said that universities need to be careful not to raise false hopes when they promise to...