Loss of ally adds to Welsh unrest
Civil servant's departure leaves department with 'dearth of experience', Hannah Fearn writes
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#LoveHE: Cambridge hit the right note
A rewarding education set up a relationship for life, woven into my work as a composer, says Cheryl Frances-Hoad
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Mandatory academic writing classes: they'll thank you for it later
The UK sector should tackle undergraduates' poor written English via a nationally prescribed update of the US model, urges Alex Baratta
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How to stay on top
In this age of austerity, we need to fund excellence, say David Price and Stephen Caddick
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Top 25 Asia-Pacific institutions in chemistry
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, January 2000-April 2010 Asia rankWorld rankInstitution Papers CitationsCitations per paper155 Pohang University of Science and...
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My wife's gone to the West Indies - official
Our vice-chancellor, who is currently in the Caribbean attending a two-week international conference on the challenge for higher education in a time of economic crisis, has responded angrily to Hefce...
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Just one more thing ..
Need to decipher a CV? Channel your inner detective, says Sally Feldman
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What are you reading?
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Leader: Teaching fare's just deserts
Universities must serve up pedagogy fit for the 21st century or suffer the consequences in reputational terms
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From where I sit - Grand plan or mission impossible?
From down here in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala in south India, the government's higher education reform proposals look a bit different than in glitzy New Delhi. Kerala, ruled now by mild...
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Iran's publish 'at any cost' mentality blamed for surge in academic fraud
University of Tehran scholar condemns quantity over quality approach. Hannah Fearn reports
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Alan Gilbert, 1944-2010
The inaugural president and vice-chancellor of the University of Manchester has died.Born in Brisbane, Australia, on 11 September 1944, Alan Gilbert studied history at the Australian National...
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Research intelligence - The good conduct guide
Singapore Statement seeks global cooperation to clarify and reduce misconduct, writes Paul JumpThe launch of the European Science Foundation's new code on research integrity marked a new level of...
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No comfort for dictators 2
George Watson ponders the relevance and impact of poetry in 2010 and does not once mention Bob Dylan. You don't need a weatherman, as the great musician once noted.Keith Flett, London.
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Why we fight 1
Regarding the Universities and Colleges Employers Association's refusal to negotiate a nationwide agreement on job security ("National action over jobs cuts likely, union says", 29 July): Ucea's...