The insecure scholar: No more Mr Cellophane
As one contract ends, a fresh determination forms to become a departmental fixture in the future
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Sector faces £10 million fine for over-recruitment
Hefce announces penalty for breaching student cap and reveals where First Secretary’s axe will fall. Melanie Newman reports
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Undergraduate places to fall by 3,000-4,000
The Government’s decision to withdraw the 10,000 extra places offered last year will see overall recruitment drop for 2010-11, despite an increase in applicants. Rebecca Attwood reports
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OECD may fill ‘missing link’ in world rankings
Learning outcomes project aims to get to grips with international teaching comparisons. John Morgan reports
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Academy must make the case for higher fees
Sector should put ‘its neck on the line’ and take the question on, former government adviser argues. Melanie Newman reports
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Blair ‘snaffles’ low-rate loans in face of Treasury apathy
Former PM opted for ‘interest-free’ student loans to curry favour with the electorate, Charles Clarke testifies. Rebecca Attwood reports
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UEA broke FoI law
Researchers were wrong to withhold data sought by climate-change sceptics, says information commissioner. Zoë Corbyn writes
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How not to write a PhD thesis
In this guide, Tara Brabazon gives her top 10 tips for doctoral failure
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Participation would fall if fees rise without extra aid
First submissions to review of fees and finance describe how costs affect applications. Melanie Newman reports
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My Eureka Moment: 'Small places matter more than big ones'
Ron Johnston's investigations into the impact of geography on democracy have revealed that people in the same class position tend to support different parties depending on where they live
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It's in the cards
When Bob Blaisdell was finally persuaded to use index cards for study, he became as obsessive about them as he was about the baseball cards of his youth
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We did it before...
As universities agonise over greatly reduced funding from the state, David Greenaway reminds them that they were once much more financially self-reliant and would do well to rekindle the old spirit
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Book of the week: Lake Views
Graham Farmelo delights in a top physicist's views on science, policy and faith
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Clever: Leading Your Smartest, Most Creative People
Nurturing gifted employees will benefit workers and employers - it makes sense to David Orford
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Disturbances of the Mind
In this cleverly constructed book, several of the puzzles of present-day neurology are considered alongside accounts of the lives and times of those with whom they are eponymously associated....