Keep it stupid, simple
Is dumbing down a reality on UK campuses? Most respondents to our online poll highlighted dangers to academic standards, but they were split about whether degrees are worth less than they were before...
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UK's foreign legion continues to expand
Finding staff from abroad suits institutions and most of those hired, but there are downsides. Tony Tysome reports. For Adisa Azapagic, moving to Britain to pursue an academic career has brought more...
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23% sample cocaine
Almost a quarter of students at Edinburgh University have taken cocaine, according to a survey by a student newspaper, writes Olga Wojtas. The survey of 500 students was drafted by Sam Friedman, co-...
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Postdocs cover for teaching shortfall
When Birmingham University research fellow Silvia Ramos began teaching three years ago, it took her up to four hours to prepare for an hour's tutorial. Now she is a course supervisor for a fourth-...
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Overwork is rife, say lecturers
More than two thirds of lecturers are working an average of at least 11 hours of unpaid overtime every week, according to a new survey. The poll of over 1,000 university and college lecturers,...
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World encompassed
INDIAN PM CRITICISES STATE OF ACADEME Most of India's universities are "below average", according to the nation's prime minister, Manmohan Singh. Speaking at Mumbai University, Mr Singh called for an...
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Change in rankings as expert group sets principles
The Times Higher has joined its data on trends with those used by The Times for its league tables. David Jobbins reports on the evolution of rankings University rankings - now a familiar feature of...
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Israel torn apart by 'reforms'
Budget cuts and an exodus of academics are wreaking havoc at once-great universities, reports Nathan Jeffay Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud and Martin Buber stood together, unable to contain their...
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Mystery callers will shop staff
Universities are using consultants posing as would-be students to test the 'customer care' skills of academics. Phil Baty reports Groups of fake students and their parents are being unleashed on...
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Research loses out in A$250m teaching bonanza
The Australian Government is to allocate almost A$250 million (£103.7 million) to universities rated for their teaching strengths rather than research. Under the Government's new Learning and...
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Teaching downgrade mooted
Academics should be allowed to devote more time to research and spend less on teaching and administration to improve recruitment and retention in higher education, ministers have been warned. A...
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Leader: Mixed messages about teaching
There are few more sensitive issues for undergraduates - or the staff who teach them - than the amount and style of tuition offered on different courses at different universities. Applicants will...
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Well, what do you know?
As the academy looks beyond the traditional roles played in assessment by essays and timed exams, new techniques are helping to turn students into active partners in their own learning. Rebecca...
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Published this week
? = Review forthcomingBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES- The Cambridge Companion to DarwinEdited by Jonathan Hodge, senior lecturer in the history and philosophy of science, and Gregory Radick, senior lecturer in...
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Foreign exchange
Competition for Chinese students is stiff, and Britain is in danger of losing its early advantage. Esther Oxford reports.