More complaints, but fewer justified, says OIA report
Independent Adjudicator fielded 900 student complaints in 2008, but only 7 per cent of the 630 cases it closed were upheld. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Bullied Blogger: I am no Spartacus
13 May: My solicitor, Debbie Smith, has explained that the university is enthusiastic to reach an agreement that involves me leaving with a gagging order. She suggests I write my reference for the...
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Union calls off ballot for industrial action
The University and College Union has called off its ballot for industrial action
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The threatened flu pandemic - issues for institutions and staff
Our regular weekly legal column this week tackles the issue of swine flu and how universities should prepare, should they be affected
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Pursuit of IP is ‘a distraction’
Hefce director says a broad range of engagement with business should be top of the agenda. Hannah Fearn reports
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Liverpool lifts threat of closure from three departments
Reprieve depends on meeting targets in research performance, writes Rebecca Attwood
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Structural adjustments
As the blueprint for the RAE's replacement is fine-tuned, evolution rather than revolution looks set to be the hallmark of the research excellence framework. Zoe Corbyn reports on a work in progress
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Voice of judgment
A gruelling inquisition or a friendly chat - PhD candidates' experiences of vivas can vary widely. Preparation is essential, writes Peter Geoghegan, but universities could do more to help, too
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Bringing off the miracle of resurrection
Quentin Skinner, a historian renowned for examining past ideas in pursuit of disconcerting truths about the present, has swapped Cambridge quads for the bustle of the Mile End Road. Fred Inglis...
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Book of the week: An Orchard Invisible
Jules Pretty unearths the roots of epic tales of life and death
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The week in books
Tenor: History of a Voice by John Potter, vocal studies MA course leader, University of York. Yale University Press, £20.00, ISBN 9780300118735"If you are looking for an opera fan's guide to top...
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Published this week
? = Review forthcomingASIAN STUDIES- Shots in the Dark: Japan, Zen and the WestBy Shoji Yamada, associate professor at the International Research Centre for Japanese Studies, Kyoto, Japan. University...
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Lives in Science: How Institutions Affect Academic Careers
Graham Farmelo on a study of physicists, who stand 'between the sacred and the secular'
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From Marxism to Post-Marxism?
Coincidences can be curious. A blog post by Arindam Chaudhuri, the renowned Indian management guru, materialised in cyberspace when I was reading this book. In his blog Chaudhuri writes: "They are...
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The Canon: The Great Tradition by F. R. Leavis
Many refer to it but few have read it. Yes, I am talking about F. R. Leavis' The Great Tradition, first published in 1948. The date is important. It helps explain the central aim of the book, to...