Memo to HR: Be clear about scholars' roles
Universities' human resources departments must be more upfront about what is expected of scholars in the period of "discontinuities and heresies" ahead, the Changing Academic Profession conference...
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Self-reliance and survival: a US lesson for the UK
Sector must make its own fortunes as state aid falls, academic leader says. Simon Baker writes
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Reform USS or lose government cash, EPF says
Employers have claimed that the government will cut higher education's funding grant unless payments into the sector's largest pension scheme are reduced, as they stepped up their public relations...
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A teaching qualification for all as new academy broom sweeps in
Craig Mahoney says he'll do things 'differently and better' to prove HEA's value, Rebecca Attwood hears
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Is it plagiarism? Well, it is rather difficult to say
Study exposes scholars' confusion over key academic concern. Hannah Fearn reports
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Student-consumers willing to pay high price
One in two undergraduates would consider buying an assignment from an online essay bank if the price was right, a study suggests.Dan Rigby, reader in environmental economics at the University of...
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Clear way to write a social science bestseller
Most social science research has no chance of having a high impact because it is written up "appallingly", according to the co-author of the hugely successful book The Spirit Level: Why More Equal...
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Impact hostility is 'melting away'
Hefce director tells conference a 'positive story' as consensus grows in REF pilot. Paul Jump reports
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Online now
In last week's emergency Budget, it was announced that non-protected departmental budgets would be cut by an average of 25 per cent. But some online readers saw a silver lining.One says: "I think...
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News in Brief
Entry requirementsUcas points to tariff reformThe UK Universities and Colleges Admissions Service has announced a review of its tariff, the system that allows qualifications to be converted into...
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Sing a song of love
John Lennon's unresolved feelings for his mother were part of what made him who he was, says Gary Day
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1 July 2010
Touching greatness - A personal odyssey to find the secret of excellence in universities
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Welsh minister’s restructure aims for fewer but fitter universities
Universities would be forced to merge under radical plans to restructure higher education in Wales.Speaking to the Welsh Assembly government yesterday, Leighton Andrews, the education minister, set...
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Better science, less suffering
A strict list of rules for scientists to follow when working with animals has been launched in the journal PLoS Biology
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Tara Brabazon: Examining the idiosyncrasies
Is it enough to demand an original contribution to knowledge or should doctoral candidates also have to show that they have “material suitable for publication” ? asks Tara Brabazon