University life: which works of fiction are most telling?
John Sutherland, Sarah Churchwell and others pick books that capture truths about the sector
John Sutherland, Sarah Churchwell and others pick books that capture truths about the sector
Supportive voices petition Cambridge authority over massive property deal. John Morgan reports
Students need a tough consumer advocateMartin McQuillan argues that the market for undergraduate higher education is broken and that Which? should step away from the role we have played as an...
Science Media Centre's rapid rollout of experts' views sway most media. Paul Jump reports
Knowledge Management in Theory and PracticeAuthor: Kimiz DalkirEdition: SecondPublisher: MIT PressPages: 392Price: £37.95ISBN: 9780262015080Knowledge management represents a systematic,...
Brunel UniversityKhan-do attitudeA university business school is running an Easter "boot camp" to attract sixth-formers predicted to get at least AAB at A level. The three-day residential event at...
ART AND DESIGN- Symbolist Art in ContextBy Michelle Facos, associate professor in the history of art, Indiana University. University of California Press, £38.95 and £17.95. ISBN 9780520254992 and...
The Equations
Academics will be increasingly reluctant to offer independent advice to the Government, according to researchers from the London School of Economics whose report on ID cards was savaged by ministers...
The Conservatives are to launch a review of higher education policy in a bid to better engage with academics and with the ever-growing student body. The review will be wide-ranging and will cover...
Trouble is brewing at Oxford. Claire Sanders and Anna Fazackerley report As he faces renewed rebellion, John Hood, Oxford University's vice-chancellor, will be only too aware that reaching a full...
Raids on training budgets to meet health service deficits could have a devastating effect on tutors and students, finds Claire Sanders Nursing academics are facing redundancies and a "nightmare"...
Should Oxford cut first degrees to compete internationally? Claire Sanders reports Oxford University's undergraduates have included five kings, 25 British prime ministers - and three saints. To cut...
The government's Excellence Challenge encourages universities to work with schools to raise the aspirations of disadvantaged bright young pupils. Is it working? asks Claire Sanders. The £190 million...