TV review: Wonderland: I Had the X Factor...25 Years Ago
From the spotlight to the gutter is a hard road, says Gary Day, reminding us that losers have lives, too
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Film review: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
A Hollywood remake glosses over its source's message about misogyny in society, argues Will Brooker
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John Ellis, 1953-2011
An academic, a gardener and a keen Sheffield Wednesday fan, John Ellis will be remembered as a traditional academic with a "mischievous" sense of humour.Professor Ellis was born in 1953 in Sheffield...
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Appointments
Manchester Metropolitan UniversityJohn SwarbrookeAn academic with more than a decade's experience of working in the tourism industry has been appointed professor of tourism and hospitality at...
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Odds and quads
These images from the University of Nottingham's Manuscripts and Special Collections feature in an interactive Advent calendar that has been unveiled day by day over the festive period.
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Research Intelligence - Did Hoffmann take Nobel for the team?
Nobel row raises questions of who gets credit for research in an age of in 'hype'. Paul Jump writes
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From where I sit - Credit where it's due
After four years in Cairo helping to establish the British University in Egypt (BUE), I am more convinced than ever that one of my long-held beliefs holds true: the UK does not value its universities...
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Brazil's science students break for the border
Brazil has announced a second round of applications for a £1.3 billion study-abroad scheme that could result in thousands of students coming to UK universities.
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What are you reading?
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Campus round-up
Royal Holloway, University of LondonDefence of the realmAcademics are working with a British intelligence agency to combat a new wave of cyber crime. As part of the government's Cyber Security...
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The week in higher education
• As the National Union of Students revealed that more students are turning to sex work to cope with the cost of university, the Daily Mail mounted a graphic exposé. On 15 December, it told the tale...
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22 December 2011
A lot of loose ends - Can Hefce knit together all the duties planned for it?
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Boom, bust and bonuses
Like capitalism, science has flaws, but it’s the best we’ve got, says Kevin Fong
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THE Scholarly Web
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Leader: They won't want to be stuffed
Universities cherish autonomy. When government strings truss them like Christmas turkeys, some might break for freedom