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What a "surprise" to read of the threat posed by EU student loans. This has been obvious from the start of this ill-conceived policy. But such practical considerations are irrelevant to the...
What a "surprise" to read of the threat posed by EU student loans. This has been obvious from the start of this ill-conceived policy. But such practical considerations are irrelevant to the...
John Radford ("Precise definitions", Letters, 2 August) is correct in his general thesis. However, his example of the slight contretemps between Holmes and Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls ("The...
There have been two letters from Jennifer Jenkins (26 July and 9 August) in which she has accused Michael Hollas of imagining there is some "golden age" of correct English.In his letter ("Singularly...
At the risk of incurring more sarcasm from Jennifer Jenkins, why is the correct use of Greek and Latin neuter nouns being construed as a change in the use of English? Do global Englishes have...

The government has reluctantly shelved its bill governing foreign education partners, reports Joanna Sugden from New Delhi
To maintain its reputation for trustworthiness, the academy must ensure that its scholarly scepticism is not misapplied

Awards can raise profile and state funding for academic disciplines. Elizabeth Gibney reports
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
A crucial referendum could decide the future of higher education in California. Jon Marcus reports
• Opinions differ on the best indicator that we are in the silly season, but one might be the writing in August of news stories that had already been published in January. Nicely fitting this bill...
Imagine a university that receives a fixed 2.2 per cent of the tax revenue of a rapidly growing economy's richest state. This is the case for the University of Campinas (universally known as Unicamp...

This bolon harp would traditionally have been used by the Malinke people of Mali and Guinea in hunting ceremonies and before battle.
Goldsmiths, University of LondonLiz BromleyGoldsmiths, University of London has appointed Liz Bromley its registrar and secretary. Ms Bromley joins from the University of Salford, where she was...

Are you sure that’s a good idea? - How academics spread doubt for big business

With political dramas proving to be big draws, Matthew Morrison assesses the radicalism of playwrights and audiences