Education about the philosophy of science is too little and too late
Longitudinal teaching of the history of science, running from primary to tertiary level, is the key to producing creative scientists, argues Andrew Baker
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Words with no meaning
The French have a habit of entrusting translation to anyone with a bilingual dictionary, complains Michael Bulley
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The week in higher education
With their scruffy hairstyles and hooded tops, the young people sitting behind David Cameron as he delivered a speech at the University of East London looked like students. But all was not as it...
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Radical measures to bridge gap between supply and demand
Guild HE v-cs' plans to beat cap: unfunded places or 'foreign' fees for rich. Melanie Newman reports
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Rich list lengthens: National pay deal 'reason' for rise in six-figure incomes
It used to be an exclusive group, but despite the recession and calls for wage restraint, membership of higher education's £100,000-a-year club is rapidly expanding.Figures obtained from...
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Contractual ties trip up radiologist
Unapproved conference submission lands Sheffield researcher in strife. Zoë Corbyn reports
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Defenders of the academy? More like the status quo, says Lord Mandelson
First Secretary dismisses claims that funding cuts will bring sector 'to its knees'. John Morgan reports
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They don't come for the food: Sector' s reputation is paramount
Foreign students will abandon UK if standards are seen to slip, says Hepi director. John Morgan writes
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Hefce chief baffled but unbowed by cuts
The head of the funding council has admitted he is baffled by the £600 million of unspecified cuts to the higher education and science and research budgets, and said he had "spent a whole day" trying...
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Teaching is the highest purpose, argues thinker
Research is a "drag" on universities and an obstacle to their primary purpose: teaching students.So argued John Haldane, professor of philosophy at the University of St Andrews, in a lecture titled "...
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Stress levels exceed safety parameters
Scholars are experiencing levels of stress at work that exceed standards laid down by the Heath and Safety Executive, a study reveals.The research, published in the current issue of Higher Education...
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V-c attacks 'skewed' 1994 Group data
Figures undermine case for research concentration, BIS review adviser argues. John Morgan reports
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'Climategate' fallout: shadow of suspicion falls across East Anglia
Mood darkens as online critics question work because it emanates from UEA. Zoë Corbyn writes
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Foreigners flock to academic-literacy lessons
A new model for teaching academic literacy to foreign students has resulted in a fivefold increase in attendance at the sessions offered by Northumbria University.A team at Newcastle Business School...
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Scholars welcome proposals for 'serendipitous' spaces
In the midst of the digital revolution, academy still needs the human touch. Melanie Newman writes