Call for Irish to make drama a way out of economic crisis
Academics argue that literary and artistic tradition can help rebuild republic. Hannah Fearn reports
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UK as a whole will suffer if a big mistake is made on student visas, v-c warns
Divisions within the government over student migration may result in a visa system that damages universities and the UK as a whole, senior figures in the sector have warned.The coalition government...
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US academy's changing face
Increase in PhDs spearheaded by women in science and engineering, Paul Jump writes
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Gove's lesson plan to train teachers raises concerns
Don't forget that universities have a critical role, warns IoE's new head. Sarah Cunnane reports
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UCU to hold strike ballot over jobs and pensions
Members of higher education's biggest union will vote on whether to strike over jobs and pensions in the new year, unless concessions are made by employers.A motion to hold "separate but parallel"...
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News in Brief
British CouncilLanguage programme savedA scheme that allows language students to spend a year abroad teaching English has survived the threat of closure. The Department of Education will continue to...
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Open access and wide-open remit
Groundbreaking journal to publish across all social science and humanities fields. Paul Jump reports
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Silence is deadly
In the face of coalition cuts and reform, v-cs' appeasement strategy isn't working. Time to speak up, says Aeron Davis
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Gove's prejudices are no basis for the future of UK teacher training
James Williams argues that the education secretary's 'look-and-learn' model will create a generation of pedagogues who are faking it
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Saga touts
Post-Browne, universities can still come up trumps. How? By recruiting pensioners, explain Alasdair Smith and Iain Smith
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Shining stars
The University of York took the top prize at the Times Higher Education Awards 2010, picking up the title of University of the Year. A total of 18 awards were handed out at the ceremony at the...
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Field rankings for France
Field rankings for FranceData provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, January 2000-August 2010 Field Papers CitationsCitations per paperWorld average % +/–...
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Stem sell technology
David Hockney's love of digital art is on show at an exhibition in Paris. Julian Stallabrass asks: is it just a fad?
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Daytime TV: The entertainers
Gary Day runs out of excuses and watches The X Factor, only to find he is bemused rather than amused
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Diary
Richmond upon ThamesPicturing ScienceAn exhibition at the Riverside Gallery in Richmond upon Thames (from 4 December to 26 February 2011) explores the collisions and collaborations between the worlds...