Peers lament open access 'confusion'
The lack of clarity over Research Councils UK’s new open access policy is “unacceptable” and government ministers should learn lessons from the confusion, according to a House of Lords report.
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Gloucestershire goes INTO joint venture
The University of Gloucestershire has agreed to validate a range of pre-degree courses for international students as part of a new tie-up with private firm INTO University Partnerships.
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Alternative universes to explore
Higher education is not compulsory, and in an environment of rising costs and scepticism on both sides of the Atlantic, growing numbers are becoming increasingly vocal about the other options. Jon...
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'Are you experienced?'
If so, finds Christopher Bigsby, a Master of Arts of deception could be yours
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Cameron’s Indian signs welcome, but policy unchanged
‘Change of tone’ will not arrest falling student numbers, critics argue. David Matthew reports
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Where there's a Mooc
Our Head of Massive Open Online Courses, Mickey “Moocs” Johnson, has reacted vigorously to the suggestion by Diana Laurillard, professor of learning with digital technologies at the London Knowledge...
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Eastern block: overseas students opt for offshore platforms
More than a third of overseas study for UK higher education qualifications takes place in Malaysia, Singapore, Pakistan and China, data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency show.In 2011-12,...
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THE Scholarly Web - 21 February 2013
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Ronald Dworkin, 1931-2013
The world’s most celebrated philosopher of law, hailed as a “genuine public intellectual”, has died.Ronald Dworkin was born on 11 December 1931 in Providence, Rhode Island. He studied at Harvard...
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News in brief
United StatesLegal challengeRepresentatives from the US legal profession have called for drastic changes in law education, including more practical training. The proposals come in the wake of...
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Campus round-up: 21 February 2013
A chance to learnAn academic has been honoured for his role in founding a school in Nepal for children with no prior access to education. Kevin Fossey, a senior lecturer at the University of Brighton...
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Local TV stations offer broadcast work to students
University partnerships with broadcasters in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Oxfordshire allows those on journalism courses to hone skills
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Wales gives best value for QR cash, study finds
Welsh universities lead the UK in terms of output quality per pound invested, says report from Learned Society of Wales
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Odds and quads - 21 February 2013
Based in North Easton, Massachusetts from 1803, the Ames Shovel Company flourished during the gold rush era and, by 1879, was producing three-fifths of the world’s shovels.Today, 783 of them,...
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Fergal Keane gives new perspective on war, history and the media
University of Liverpool’s new professorial fellow brings practical experience to academia