Self-fulfilling prophecy
I was shocked to read the recent University and College Union report on universities at risk of closure. It is beyond belief that a body claiming to represent university staff has issued a report...
I was shocked to read the recent University and College Union report on universities at risk of closure. It is beyond belief that a body claiming to represent university staff has issued a report...
Your article "With a scholar of German studies under siege, medievalists mobilise" (2 December) does much to expose the murky goings-on at the University of Bristol's Faculty of Arts.The tactic of...
In a week in which "students" stormed the Supreme Court building, defaced Churchill's statue and taunted Prince Charles and Camilla with cries of "off with their heads", the most shocking effusion...
As a biographer of Henry Fawcett, I feel sure that he would have enjoyed having his photograph on the cover of THE (2 December). He was, after all, professor of political economy at the University of...
The authors of the study covered in "Time and experience are no friends of peer review" (News, 9 December) appear to have overlooked a relatively straightforward reason for the phenomenon they...
Employers' forum raised possibility of slashing contributions to 10 per cent. John Morgan reports
Employers' forum raised possibility of slashing contributions to 10 per cent. John Morgan reports

As public funding shrinks, fundraising becomes crucial for universities. Adrian Beney examines how UK institutions are approaching the challenge and what they can learn from US methods
What is the source of this money? Will we offend anyone if we accept it? Have any laws been broken? Hannah Fearn surveys the ethical minefield of fundraising
The man who financed Facebook is offering 20 two-year $100,000 fellowships to teenagers with big ideas - as long as they leave university. Jon Marcus reports

Gary Day on poetic sensibilities, the iconic couch of the subconscious and the beauty of mathematics

Donors required - Charitable transfusions critical for a sector bleeding from cuts
Plans to almost triple the tuition fee cap to £9,000 have passed through Parliament after being backed by the House of Lords.

Managers may promote the use of technology in teaching purely with a view to saving money, but students want face-to-face interaction with inspirational teachers they can admire

Publishing giant Pearson has announced details of its plans to offer degrees in a range of vocational subjects from 2012.