Angles, free us from Satin's yolk
US scholars respond to UK exam howlers with some egregious examples of their own. John Gill reports
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Peer reviewers swamped, so extras get the heave-ho
Science journal moves to tackle 'exponential' rise in authors' supplemental material. Paul Jump writes
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UCU bides its time over national strike action
Higher education's biggest union has withdrawn its threat to ballot for national strike action over pay and job security "for the present".The University and College Union's higher education...
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'Frankenstein' assessment is out of control
The research assessment process has become a Frankenstein's monster that must be constantly managed in order to minimise its negative effects.The warning was made at a symposium at the British...
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Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose (sadly)
Scholar's vision of academy's future takes aim at 'archaic' inequalities. Rebecca Attwood writes
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50 jobs to be cut in UWE staff restructuring
More than 100 senior academics at the University of the West of England have been asked to apply for a new set of posts as part of a streamlining of the institution's structure.A "majority" of...
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Teaching comes first, says US author
Pedagogy should focus on principles first and technology second. Sarah Cunnane reports
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Fundraisers recommended to tap Eastern promises of financial aid
Philanthropic Arabs want to support global higher education. Hannah Fearn reports
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Odds and quads
Many cultures have created aeolian instruments - bells, strings and pipes - which produce sounds using the power of passing winds.These Chinese aeolian flutes, made of bamboo or wood, were light...
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You want to go to the library at 3am? Britain's the place
A quarter of UK universities offer round-the-clock opening for flexible study. Matthew Reisz reports
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Global rankings system methodology reflects universities' core missions
Survey methods and analysis refined to give clarity on performance, writes Phil Baty
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Daytime TV: Object lesson
Gary Day on a harrowing tale of modern-day slavery that he fears will have no impact on its reality
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Top Japanese Institutions in Molecular Biology and Genetics
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, January 2000-April 2010 Japan rankWorld rankInstitutionPapersCitationsCites/papersHighly citedHighly cited %155Japan Science...
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9 September 2010
Eyes on the prize - Will Britain’s regulatory system allow for-profit providers to thrive?
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Cable’s rations: ‘mediocre’ research teams need not apply
The government will ensure that research funding is “rationed” according to excellence, end public support for “mediocrity” and emphasise commercialisation, Vince Cable has announced.