Words of wisdom
Our vice-chancellor has praised what he called the "intelligent and discerning response" of Sir Alan Langlands, the chief executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for England, to concerns...
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'Defend Oxford's noble aims from media attacks'
University of Oxford academics should ignore media criticism and be proud to work in an "elite institution", a former BBC chief has said.
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TV review: Delphi: The Bellybutton of the Ancient World
'Know thyself', says Gary Day, of an examination of Delphi, and finds that applies equally to old rockers
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Film review: Beginners
A handsome terrier lightens the load for a formidable trio grappling with life's mysteries, finds Duncan Wu
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Zbynek Zeman, 1928-2011
Zbynek Zeman was a Czech scholar who "became very English" without ever forgetting his European roots, and who retained a lifelong passion for communicating the history of central Europe to an...
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Appointments
University of VictoriaNancy TurnerA scholar who has spent her career researching aboriginal nations of Northwest America and the ecosystems they inhabit has been named the new Hakai chair in...
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Odds and quads
During the past Ice Age, this large sabre-toothed cat (Smilodon californicus) ventured into the La Brea pits near Los Angeles, where tar still bubbles to the surface from underground hydro-carbon...
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Research Intelligence - REF guidance sets up the starting blocks
In-depth submissions detail outlines equality and consistency aims. Paul Jump reports
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Kitaj: Portraits and Reflections
The great Diasporist finds a resting place in an exhibition marked by tenderness and fine discrimination, says Alex Danchev
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From where I sit - Adventures in like-minded learning
Many of us are able to choose our partner, our friends and, sometimes, our colleagues. That is not often the case with our students, who do not have the same freedom to choose their classmates or...
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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
University of SheffieldEngineering expansionPlans for a £20 million new engineering graduate school have been unveiled. The undertaking is the first stage in a major project to remodel and refurbish...
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The week in higher education
• Middlesex University is to become "the most expensive in Britain", according to a newspaper. Figures from the Office for Fair Access show that Middlesex will charge annual tuition fees of £8,602...
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21 July 2011
Swing theory - Unpicking Australia’s demand-led reforms
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Increase depth not volume
A loud voice alone is not enough to merit a hearing, says Steven Schwartz