Odds and quads
This 19th-century lady's cap forms part of Nottingham Trent University's archive of more than 75,000 intricate lace samples, which was launched earlier this year.Nottingham was at the heart of...
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How a pair of sunglasses mortified gender students
Honing writing skills can unlock academic voices or expose sexual stereotypes, writes Matthew Reisz
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Small but ambitious: Catholic college expands its opportunities
A teaching institution is thinking big in the suburbs of Birmingham. John Morgan reports
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All change at King's Cross creative transfer hub
In an unassuming spot in King's Cross, one of the until-now less salubrious areas of central London, a new type of knowledge exchange is taking place.The Centre for Creative Collaboration, launched...
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'Mistake' to seek leaders from outside the sector
Canadian higher education quality may suffer from lack of academic candidates, writes Sarah Cunnane
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Australia's appeal is waning, say overseas agents
International recruiters in China are "fed up" with the Australian government's attitude to immigration and are directing students to the US and UK instead, according to an Australian agent.John...
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News in brief
United StatesPolitical correctness prevailsA Supreme Court ruling banning discrimination in student organisations means US universities are now tied to "prevailing standards of political correctness...
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Grant winners
ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCILAward winner: V. BoyerInstitution: University of BirminghamValue: £63,520Spatially multimode squeezed light for quantum imaging and one-way quantum...
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Blog confidential: You won't promote me, I'm part of the union
Your chance to advise on academic dilemmas. Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online
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Appointments
Central European University, HungaryPeter JohnsonPeter Johnson has been involved in university admissions throughout his career, but until now has never worked in an institution based outside the US...
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Pension-reform lobby group was backed by public money
£627,000 award to employers from funding chiefs underwrote PR and catering. John Morgan writes
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Down Under on top: Queensland the place to be
Sun-soaked scholars at the University of Queensland in Brisbane have been identified as enjoying the best working environment in the global academy.The Australian university tops a league table of...
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Past masters, help save future
Environmental crisis so grave that historians must become 'partisans'. Matthew Reisz reports
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Online now
Last week's suggestion that "consensus is breaking out" about the wisdom of measuring the "impact" of work in the research excellence framework sparked debate. James Ladyman writes: "At all the...
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News in brief
Teaching and learningFewer HEA sites in futureThe Higher Education Academy has agreed to operate from a smaller number of physical sites in future. Currently, the HEA, which supports teaching and...