More, faster, face-to-face: NUS demands on feedback
Charter calls for students to determine the format of tutors' responses. Hannah Fearn reports
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Goodbye Roberts, hello Hobson as skills training cash comes to an end
Vitae conference told of hard choices ahead over postgraduate development. Hannah Fearn writes
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Beware loss of respect for doctorates, UK told
The reputation of the UK PhD could be undermined by too great an expansion of professional doctorates, according to international experts.At an energetic debate at the Vitae conference in Manchester...
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News in brief
PakistanSecond v-c snatched at gunpointA vice-chancellor has been kidnapped by gunmen on his way to work - the second such case in less than a year. The target was Ajmal Khan, vice-chancellor of...
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Cut state apron strings, European academy told
Universities must diversify income streams in an era of austerity, EUA warns. Hannah Fearn reports
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Cape Town scholars' DIY approach to plagiarism
South African academics shun formal procedures for student plagiarism, preferring to deal with it themselves, a study has found.A paper published in the journal Studies in Higher Education reveals...
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In praise of Parliament
George Watson defends a much-maligned institution that is simply the best political idea mankind has had
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Broad church: cardinal rules still relevant in an instrumentalist age
John Henry Newman's vision for university revolutionised the global academy. David Grumett discusses its development and impact
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Daytime TV: The hand of fate
Gary Day finds that some people survive disaster and war through sheer luck and improvisation
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The Week in Higher Education
Higher education is in need of a new acronym, it was argued this week. A report from the Council for Industry and Higher Education called for creative, digital and information technology (CDIT) to be...
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'Reality check': the UK clings on to second place in global league
US dominates revamped Times Higher Education World University Rankings. John Morgan reports
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New weights and measures throw up a few surprises
Phil Baty looks at the rankings winners and losers and explains how weightings have affected results
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Saintly champion of liberal values out of step with business zeitgeist
What would Cardinal Newman make of 'impact' and the REF? John Morgan investigates
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Sir Menzies admits graduates may have to start paying more
Former Lib Dem leader tells Simon Baker he could back payment system if equity goals are protected
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Cable's excellent research rationing scheme is under attack from all sides
A speech by Vince Cable on distributing cuts to the science budget came under fierce attack from vice-chancellors last week for "fundamental errors" and its potential to damage the UK's reputation.In...