Workshop of the world
The Bauhaus’ principles still have much to teach us, argues Sally Feldman
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Making other plans
Universities benefit from the large pool of cheap labour provided by PhD students and postdocs, but there aren’t enough academic jobs to go around, so young scholars should prepare for the...
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Nuclear Forces: The Making of the Physicist Hans Bethe
Graham Farmelo is pleased to see the spotlight turn to the ‘supreme problem-solver of the 20th century’
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14 June 2012
Reset the compass - Next-generation scholars must look elsewhere if sector offers exploitation, not employment
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Leader: Too many snakes, too few ladders
Academic career prospects for PhD holders are dismal, so why are those who seek external employment viewed as failures?
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Odds and quads
The Peoples' Olympiad was organised as a protest against the notorious 1936 "Hitler Olympics" in Berlin.
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Research intelligence - British drive and German engineering
First UK Fraunhofer revs its engine as technology-hub model gains traction. Elizabeth Gibney writes
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KAUST resets top 10 ambitions
Head of fledgling Saudi institution restates pursuit of global excellence. David Matthews reports
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Europe’s economic crisis threatens continental rift
The economic crisis in Europe could open up a major divide in university funding across the Continent, the European University Association has warned.
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24-hour intellectual capital
An ambitious free festival exploring everything from the iconic London Underground map to brain scans of cab drivers and novelist Will Self will take place at University College London later this...
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Campus Review: Macquarie stonewalls on staff review
By Louis White, for Campus Review
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Umunna takes coalition to task over HE turf war
Labour’s shadow business secretary has warned that moving responsibility for universities from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to the Department for Education would cause “...
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Please rank responsibly
Phil Baty reports on a declaration on world university league tables from a consortium of Latin American university rectors agreed in Mexico City
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Willetts confirms university title changes
Ministers are to move forward with plans to lower the qualifying threshold for university title from 4,000 to 1,000 students, the government has confirmed.
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Inside Higher Ed: ‘You’re not special’
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed