It is daring or perhaps disarming of an author to begin a book with a basic question, especially if it is a difficult book. This one begins with a question borrowed from the writer Walter Kempowski...
We're witnessing either the end of journalism or the birth of a golden age - depending on your point of view, or more likely depending on whether or not you are a journalist. This is the key theme of...
United StatesDecimation isn't the half of itA university in West Virginia has announced that it will cut its workforce by 50 per cent. Mountain State University officials made the announcement last...
Victim of harassment claims that HR manager proposed a deal. David Matthews reports
But Lord Triesman has few kind words for v-cs and £9,000 fees, he tells David Matthews
David Matthews asks if MBA programmes are instilling ethics in their students
ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCILResearch GrantsAward winner: Duncan PritchardInstitution: University of EdinburghValue: £404,685Extended knowledgeAward winner: Neil SinclairInstitution:...
A bottleneck of over-60s leaves scant room for 'new blood', data suggest. Jack Grove writes
Call for earnings to be made public to help repair gender rift in salaries. Jack Grove reports
Funding council scraps the bidding process for low-price student places. David Matthews writes
Some of the UK's leading research-intensive universities are bidding to take over a celebrated collection of women's history resources.The Women's Library, operated by London Metropolitan University...
'Transparency needed' over Hefce's £7m bonus payment to elite universities, reports John Morgan
More people went to public events put on by UK universities in 2010-11 than are expected to attend the Olympic and Paralympic Games.Exhibitions, public lectures, arts events and educational shows at...
This year's clearing will be crowded with universities seeking to boost student numbers, says Jack Grove
A survey was recently undertaken to discover how much time academics spend filling out the form that asks them to list how much time they spend on each of their activities.That might sound like a...