Supernerd weaves his way out of the closet
What would Batman be without the Batcave, Superman without a phone box or Spiderman without his closet? writes Steve Farrar. Not much, according to a study that suggests the source of the comic book...
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In the news: Baroness Sharp
The Liberal Democrats can lay claim to saving thousands of students a small fortune in tuition fees thanks, in significant part, to the efforts of education spokeswoman Baroness Sharp of Guildford....
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Appointments
* Merfyn Jones, chair of Welsh history, will take up his appointment as vice-chancellor of the University of Wales, Bangor on August 1. He succeeds Roy Evans. * Keith Peters, regius professor of...
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Survey shows cheating is rife
Conference reveals full extent of plagiarism and how the UK system is partly to blame. Phil Baty reports A quarter of students admit to plagiarising - and almost all of them are getting away with it...
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Copycats spur system rethink
Conference reveals full extent of plagiarism and how the UK system is partly to blame. Phil Baty reports Universities need a fundamental rethink of the way students are assessed as the preoccupation...
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'Wimpy' bosses cause staff to duck showdown
Conference reveals full extent of plagiarism and how the UK system is partly to blame. reports Phil Baty Academics are turning a blind eye to the growing problem of plagiarism on degree courses...
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Next week
The legacy of Edward Said... Review of the late Palestinian intellectual's last lectures as well as a set of interviews Also Books focus: Travel, including the Cambodians' penchant for deep-fried...
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Intervene pre-GCSE, study says
Helping raise the attainment and aspirations of pupils before they sit their GCSEs will have a greater effect on their likelihood of going to university than intervening later in their schooling,...
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Telford: keep up chat, Kat
NUS president bows out with some advice for her successor. Paul Hill reports It would be a mistake for the National Union of Students to walk away from the negotiating table despite frustration with...
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No clue of fee axe
Ninety per cent of the poorest Scottish pupils are unaware that Scotland axed upfront tuition fees in 2000 and believe they will be liable for costs of between £500 and £16,000 a year, according to a...
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English face Scots surcharge
The Scottish Executive may charge English students a premium to study medicine north of the border in a bid to boost recruitment to Scotland's National Health Service by training more native doctors...
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Welsh v-cs oppose 'Trojan Horse' Bill clause
Welsh vice-chancellors have described a clause in the Higher Education Bill as a "Trojan Horse" that threatens university autonomy, writes Tony Tysome. The clause, which applies only to Welsh...
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Support is lacking for minority students
Universities are failing to adequately support ethnic minority students in their academic studies and in their search for graduate employment, a report to ministers suggests. Research led by the...
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'I never got any help'
Deepika Bharadwa has just graduated in English from Leicester University, but she is appealing against her 2:2 degree classification. She says she can understand why ethnic minority students feel...
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Good bet for students
Hundreds of cash-strapped students will profit from gambling this summer - not as punters but as bookies. A study by the Royal Bank of Scotland has found that about 1,500 university students plan to...