World in motion: 19 November 2009
If there was ever any doubt that world university rankings have become a serious matter for the higher education community, one had only to glance around at the International Conference on World-...
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Putting the science back into fiction
A new book aims to engage with genuine, rather than far-fetched, advances. Matthew Reisz reports
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Building blocks
Paul Thompson's first priority as the head of the Royal College of Art will be to ensure a smooth move to a new campus
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Appointments
Roger Kain, deputy vice-chancellor for research and knowledge transfer at the University of Exeter, has been named dean and chief executive at the University of London's School of Advanced Study....
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Odds and quads
When Julie Flowers and Rosalind Howell put on a piece of "live art" called Grill ... A Piece of Toast at a National Review of Live Art event at Nottingham Trent University in 1994, they used this...
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Happiness research makes academics rather unhappy
£4.4m ESRC study of subjective wellbeing labelled 'disgraceful' and 'spooky'. Melanie Newman writes
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'Constipated' pitches about being 14th best fail to hit the mark
Institutions marketed like a novelty band will not stand out, conference hears. John Morgan reports
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Overseas briefing
United StatesSpeak out, professorAmerican academics are being urged to speak out to protect their freedom of speech amid fears over the potential impact of a Supreme Court ruling. The American...
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'Reform will be very difficult, but it is the only way to go'
Universities must hold nerve despite protests, says head of grande école. John Morgan reports
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Grant winners
ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCILFunding of nearly £3 million has been provided to eight projects as part of the AHRC's Religion and Society research programme. Four applicants have also been...
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It's time to set fees free
This is the best way to maintain standards while at the same time serving public benefit, argues Aldwyn Cooper
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Ode to a Promethean: the late starter whose star burnt brightest
Keats, the upstart who overcame all the odds to join the pantheon of literary greats, is an inspiration to Robert Mighall
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The week in higher education
An American academic has stirred up controversy after posting adverts around Duke University asking female students to take part in a "sexually explicit" study. Dan Ariely, a behavioural economist,...
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Cost is the big deterrent for would-be students
Survey finds those from poorer backgrounds are likely to have a poorer experience, writes Rebecca Attwood
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You're hired? Apprenticeship degree mooted
Plans have been unveiled for a "composite" honours and masters degree incorporating an apprenticeship as part of a new national skills strategy.Earlier this year, the Government pledged to help more...