Exceptional examples (2 of 2)
Amanda Goodall should not be so gullible as to believe the myth that the prime minister's salary is lower than that of many vice-chancellors. I commend to her the interim report of Will Hutton's...
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The price of market lingo
I originally thought your headline "Watch this space: pressing deadlines may see prospectuses without prices" ( January) might have included the word "prices" just for alliterative effect. But no,...
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Take off the mask, doctor
Am I missing the point of the Dr Margot Feelbetter column (Blog confidential)? Is it all some elaborate, postmodern, ironic joke?Recent advice has included: ignore what was certainly a criminal...
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Big ideas in small chunks
You report that a new study has found that Twitter can improve students' performance ("The tweet taste of success: social media's grade effect", 3 February). Quite so; and now that Twitter is allowed...
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Misheard message
Aaron Porter was not subjected to anti-Semitic abuse ("Oh, Mr Porter: NUS presidency in Left's sights", 3 February). He was referred to as "a Tory too" in chants by protesters (see a video at http://...
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Demography and destiny
Whites-only in the 1950s, the University of Texas at Austin now has a majority of non-white students. As the nation's ethnic mix shifts, Jon Marcus asks whether US university campuses are becoming...
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Admissions accomplished?
Reform of the university admissions process has been on the agenda for years. Many favour post-qualifications applications, but a workable system has proved elusive. Rebecca Attwood sets out the...
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Fairer by far
Steven Schwartz recommended the adoption of PQA in a 2004 report. It went unheeded, but he still believes it would be a better system for UK universities
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Best outcome
PQA is just one of the options that Ucas will examine in its review of admissions processes. All possibilities will be considered, says Mary Curnock Cook, the head of the service
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So it begins: Cambridge plans £3K fee waiver
But its proposal to reduce bursaries is criticised for aiding Treasury, not students. Simon Baker reports
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Film review: True Grit
Duncan Wu appreciates the Coens' distinctive take on the traditional pleasures of a classic western
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TV review: Do We Really Need the Moon?
Axeing our libraries is lunacy, says Gary Day, who asserts that without the Moon we might not be here
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Campus round-up
University of LeicesterDon't believe everything you readPolicymakers should beware of relying too heavily on academic literature reviews, a statistician has warned. A report by Alex Sutton, professor...
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Odds and quads: The Hallaton Treasure
The remains of a 2,000-year-old dog have been reunited with the treasure it probably once guarded.
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