The concept of academic freedom is "impoverished" and under threat at a time when the vogue is for arguing that freedom of speech must be limited to protect certain groups.The warning has been issued...
MPs told that university failed to pass on examiner's classification concerns. Melanie Newman reports
QAA looks into claims that lack of practical focus is harming theatre training. Hannah Fearn writes
Plans to bar researchers who make a number of unsuccessful bids from applying for further research council grants have been watered down after an outcry in the pages of Times Higher Education.More...
A string of cuts and closures leaves the future of adult education unclear. Rebecca Attwood writes
Student protesters stormed the stage at a knowledge-transfer conference and demanded an end to the close relationship between universities and business.The students, who were representing the...
Sussex students fighting closures seek to retract survey responses. Melanie Newman reports
Bioscience researchNiche areas of expertise in dangerAn investigation is being held to identify niche areas of expertise that are in danger of being lost from the bioscience research community. A...
Gary Day asks what we can learn from Star Trek, enjoys a look at Wordsworth and laughs with women
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REF unscrambled - A comprehensive look at all the ingredients of the evolving new research assessment system
Reduction part of £180 million saving demanded by Universities Secretary by April 2011. Melanie Newman reports
11 May: My academic post now seems lost for ever. I have been in contact with a solicitor, Debbie Smith, who specialises in employment law. She has been quite clear with me and has given me three...
Lampeter v-c ‘on the brink’ of stepping into the breach at troubled institution. Melanie Newman reports
As part of its 80th anniversary celebrations, Faber and Faber has launched 52 Poems, a web application that will offer a weekly poetry showcase featuring new voices as well as much-loved classics.