Oh strange new world that has such genre writing in it
New wave of creative-writing courses embrace the notion of marketability. Matthew Reisz reports
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'Blood-sport' survivor takes aim at wannabes and too many degrees
Former George Washington head gives Paul Jump a piece of his mind on the state of the US academy
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News in Brief
United StatesDear Bobby, please save usA student enraged by the failure of Louisiana's governor to tackle the problems facing the state's universities has attempted to embarrass him into engaging...
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Warning: developing regions may fall off the world map
Universities need to wake up to downsides of internationalisation, survey claims. John Morgan reports
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Key Papers of the 2010 Nobel Laureates
Key Papers of the 2010 Nobel LaureatesData provided by Thomson Reuters from its Web of Science DatabasePaperCitationsAuthor(s), journal Physiology or Medicine Robert G. Edwards “for the...
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Blogconfidential: Worth the paper it's written on
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: Worth the paper it's written on
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Appointments
University of FloridaRobert HromasA scholar who delights in the "detective work" of medicine has been appointed to chair the University of Florida's department of medicine. Robert Hromas is currently...
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King: Browne no whitewash
Panel member stresses review's independence and necessary focus on cost. John Morgan writes
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Changed utterly: cuts expected to transform the teaching landscape
Lecturers fear growing 'consumer' demands but hope for more student zeal, writes Rebecca Attwood
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Browne 'complacent' on postgrad support, says NUS
Survey points to taught postgraduate students' worries over the cost of courses. Paul Jump reports
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Mersey beats trend with Liverpool hiring spree
With the academy facing a £2.9 billion funding cut and many in the sector threatened with redundancy, the University of Liverpool has launched a £20 million hiring spree, with plans to appoint 15 new...
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REF draws fire for musical chairs
Law subject associations irate at precipitate move by Hefce to fill subpanel post. Paul Jump writes
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News in brief
PensionsUSS enters consultation periodMembers of higher education's biggest pension scheme are being consulted on plans to limit their benefits. The consultation on changes to the Universities...
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Impact, but on our terms
As Kristin Luker's work shows, it is autonomous scholarship that makes social science 'relevant', argues Ellie Lee
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It's independence day for those who rise to the Browne challenge
James Tooley is excited by the prospect of greater competition in higher education but warns of the threat from creeping bureaucracy