9 July 2009
Passage to India - Foreign operators stand by to receive government blessing
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Leeds Met abandons fees discount
Institution will charge full whack from 2010-11. Hannah Fearn reports
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Brickbats for plan to axe stay-at-home students' fees
Proposal would widen gap between the haves and have-nots, critics warn. Hannah Fearn reports
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Tribute to a public-service legend
The great and the good gather to remember the remarkable life of Lord Dearing. Phil Baty reports
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Fears of “dumbing down” as OU considers cuts
Science department’s internal document proposes shorter courses and changes to practical work. Hannah Fearn reports
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Downturn claims one in four graduate positions
Gloom-and-doom report shows ‘perfect storm’ is still raging. Neha Popat reports
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NUS calls on ‘incompetent’ head of Offa to quit
The National Union of Students has called for the director of the Office for Fair Access (Offa) to resign, accusing him of presiding over a regime of “staggering incompetence”.
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MPs reject university sub-committee proposal
BISC chairman claims move would not benefit higher education, but pledges to keep a close eye on the sector. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Book of the week: The Spectre at the Feast
John Whitelegg gauges solutions to the failings of the free market
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Violence, Martyrdom and Partition: A Daughter's Testimony
A painstakingly honest tale of one woman's struggle leaves Joanna Lewis humbled
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Selling the Tudor Monarchy: Authority and Image in Sixteenth-Century England
In 1992, Kevin Sharpe published The Personal Rule of Charles I. Like the book under review, it was both lengthy and deeply researched. It was what I suppose one must now call an old-fashioned...
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The Canon: Capital: Volume 1. By Karl Marx
The year was 1975. Studying for a masters degree under the tutelage of Marxist sociologist Tom Bottomore, I began reading Marx's Capital. As I turned page after page with increasing excitement, I saw...
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Credit and Community: Working-Class Debt in the UK since 1880
Karl Dayson recommends a timely study of the changing face of indebtedness among the poor
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Fees and loans hiked but maintenance support is frozen
Government says low inflation justifies grant decision. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Top 10 European institutions in chemistry
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators database, 1 January 1999 through 28 February 2009