Colombia all ears after students vote with their feet
State to consult public, staff and students over disputed university reforms. Graham Jarvis writes
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Soldiers of fortune: for-profits reap federal spoils
For-profit higher education firms received half of all spending from a US government programme that allows military servicemen and women to study while on active duty, according to figures released...
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Grant winners
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCHHealth Technology Assessment programme• Award winner: Emma Loveman• Institution: University of Southampton• Value: £150,850Treatments for idiopathic pulmonary...
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A home of one's own
As Feminist Review celebrates its 100th issue, Mary Evans assesses its lasting contribution to academic debate
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Debt collection, but without the defaults and the destitution
Bruce Chapman, who pioneered Australia's income-contingent student loans, is keen to see the system applied in other spheres
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A case of double Dutch
Nicola Dandridge is sceptical of press reports on the boom in British students heading to the Netherlands for a university education
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Lead on UUK - we'll follow
Our vice-chancellor has described himself as "gobsmacked" after learning from research by the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education that Universities UK is not regarded by academics as...
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Nigel Lindsey, 1956-2012
Although he began his career as a non-medical scientific officer at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield, Nigel Lindsey went on to become a leading advocate of innovative teaching in higher...
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Appointments
BPPGraham GaddesThe new chief operating officer of private higher education provider BPP has revealed that it was the opportunity to "influence the future of education on a global basis" that...
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Campus round-up
Coventry UniversityFeeder courseA master's degree course has been launched to tackle the critical issue of food security. The MSc in food security management at Coventry University will contribute to...
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Tjukurrtjanu: Origins of Western Desert Art
Peter Hill is awed by an exhibition of indigenous Australian art that combines the hypnotically beautiful with the deeply primal
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Research Intelligence - Body of data is the envy of the world
UK Biobank offers treasure trove of genetic information to researchers. Paul Jump reports
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Semi-fictional character
He was driven to write an acclaimed debut novel in stolen hours, but lecturer, researcher and scholarly biographer Christopher Bigsby is content never to call himself a ‘real writer’
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Concordat will not call for new integrity overseer
Research funders’ long-awaited “concordat” on research integrity deliberately steers clear of “heavy-handed regulation”, one of its authors has said.
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From where I sit - Time's not on our side
There were problems with the Japanese national unified college entrance examinations this year. In these tests, held over one weekend in January, final-year high school students sat multiple-choice...