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  1. Style over substance

    What is employability and how do we measure it? Philip Martin et al argue against the bullet-point bullies and for a more holistic approach to reflecting on achievement PHILIP MARTIN Skills has...

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  2. Making it all add up

    Maths, science and engineering students are arriving at university with poorer mathematics skills than ten years ago. With two-thirds of departments providing extra tuition, there should be a unified...

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  3. Visual interference

    Dyslexia is not simply a spelling issue, it can also cause visual distortion when looking at pages of text. Olga Wojtas discovers a new website for dyslexic art and design students at the Robert...

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  4. Misfit for a purpose? 1

    Alison Utley looks at controversial findings that raise doubts over the success of problem-based learning Problem-based learning is hugely popular in many fields - medicine, nursing, dentistry,...

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  5. Misfit for a purpose? 2

    Debra Humphris reports on why a team-based approach could yet prove to be a life-saver Just as a Formula 1 pit-stop crew choreographs its every move, so too must a cardiac arrest or intermediate care...

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  6. Crash and learn

    To improve their team skills, a group of Sussex University students was asked to design an online prospectus. The task proved to be a painful if informative experience, writes Ann Light During most...

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  7. Rocks and a hard place

    Although fieldwork is often the most memorable part of undergraduate study, Pat Leon warns that it can also be beset by problems, while Rob Butler (see below) identifies the main pros and cons for...

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  8. Leader

    Universities used to take study skills for granted - higher education was sufficiently selective for most students to have acquired a grounding in their subject that would allow them to adapt to a...

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  9. Armed for a multitude of tasks

    Learning skills in higher education Published in The Times Higher on May 23 2003 Leader 'Study skills are vital in an era when ministers are focused on extending access to universities' Armed for a...

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  10. Learning skills in higher education

    Leader 'Study skills are vital in an era when ministers are focused on extending access to universities' Armed for a multitude of tasks Performing arts can equip students with the variety of 'soft'...

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  11. A cosmic answer to a genetic dilemma

    A mathematical technique used to study the birth of the universe is helping clinicians in their fight against cancer. Geoff Watts reports Stephen Smith was drowning in data. The obstetrician and his...

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  12. Maybe a banana is just a banana

    Freudian psychoanalysis is outdated yet it's still used to explain culture. Steven Connor argues that we must ditch reliance on 'the unconscious' as we try to understand our changing lives Right now...

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  13. The frame on Platform 1 is sponsored by...

    Art students find that corporate commissions and sponsorship give them much-needed exposure, income and business skills. Susan Elkin surveys the scene Few people have been in the shadowy depths of an...

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  15. A national epic on two wheels

    With the 100th Tour de France approaching, Hugh Dauncey and Geoff Hare reflect on how one of sport's most gruelling events mirrors essential French values and character In July, millions of French...

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