Shamshad Khan, in her poem Oppressed Coverage, writes "whatever the news/you restate your views with such ease/always finishing with a call to prayer/Allahu Akbar/any excuse to show us on our knees...
Are students being short-changed by a narrow approach to learning? Matthew Reisz reports
Promoting education at local institutions could help to cut costs, Andy Westwood tells John Gill
Jon Marcus reports from Vancouver on the campus project that's taking sustainability to the next level
Malaysia'Trash' talk vexes ministerThe Malaysian higher education minister has leaped to the defence of local graduates after they were labelled "trash" by a vice-chancellor. Datuk Seri Mohamed...
Despite calls to ban them, America's frat houses continue to court controversy. Jon Marcus reports
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCHEfficacy and Mechanism Evaluation programmeAward winner: Daniel FreemanInstitution: University of OxfordValue: £662,320The effects of reducing worry in patients...
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US system seen to offer a more continuous scale, say breakaway group. Simon Baker reports
Academics could be given cash to devise A-level courses as examiners call for the higher education sector to take a more active role in shaping sub-degree qualifications.A Better Approach to Higher...
Among international elite, C9 League outshines UK's Russell Group in some areas, Paul Jump finds
The Haldane principle is an unhelpful myth that "bedevils" discussions of research policy, an academic has claimed.David Edgerton, Hans Rausing professor at the Centre for the History of Science,...
Fears of sevenfold increase in upfront fees if NHS stops paying for tuition. Simon Baker reports
The expert opinion of more than 17,500 academics from 137 countries will be used to inform the 2011-12 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, it was confirmed this week.Thomson Reuters,...
EUA study takes aim at increasingly influential university rankings. John Morgan reports