Appointments
Harvard UniversityDariusz GoreckiA "disciple" of molecular medicine is making a pilgrimage to Harvard University for a Fulbright distinguished scholar fellowship in the department of pathology....
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Practise what you teach - it's good business
They have already faced criticism for promoting a culture of greed and recklessness that precipitated the global economic crisis, but now business schools have been branded "laggards" in their own...
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Sector link-ups must mind the cultural gap
Research reveals positives and pitfalls for Sino-UK university joint ventures. John Morgan reports
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SNP urged to re-evaluate fees
Opposition calls on Holyrood to consider option in wake of Budget report. Hannah Fearn reports
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News in brief
Academic publishingTitle takes on provocative roleThe first editorial board of the journal Hypotheses in the Life Sciences has been appointed. The title was set up by editor William Bains, a...
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Daytime TV: All change, please
Mutability is our tragedy: Gary Day on the impact of a new name, a new identity or a new pair of breasts
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The Week in Higher Education
- David Willetts suffered "humiliation" when he was asked on live television about the government's apparent intent to end free milk for the under-fives on 8 August. The universities and science...
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The heat is on: official hints that cuts could rise to 35%
Warning to v-cs suggests per capita funding could fall to lowest in living memory. John Morgan writes
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The principles of Confusionism
Prepare yourselves. Rebecca Attwood reports on students' exam howlers in our annual competition
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Students 'let down' by the academic Luddites
Survey finds that academy is failing to capitalise on new technology. Sarah Cunnane reports
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Research findings, impact enhanced: let's face the conference and dance
Shy, retiring types look away now: presentations at a forthcoming academic conference will be delivered through song, dance and theatrics in an attempt to overcome the "deadening" effects of...
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Recruitment deal in India goes sour
Chennai agent demands £300,000 compensation from Coventry University. John Morgan reports
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Nip and tuck for externals? A radical facelift is required
Quality assurance experts disappointed that review ignores major problems. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Standard Response: Good tools but you need to show how they work
Universities value the "toolkit" they use to set academic standards, but the kit is doing little to reassure the public, a review has found.
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Private virtues include 3% pay rise for staff
As higher education staff in state-funded universities contemplate the possibility of a 0.4 per cent pay deal, a private college is trumpeting its 3 per cent pay rise as evidence of the virtues of...