European economists ‘swap sex for promotion’
Survey of 400 academics reveals almost all admit involvement in at least one unacceptable research practice
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Poppleton rises to ‘challenge of irony’
Our Director of Corporate Affairs, Jamie Targett, has warmly welcomed the latest addition to our ever-expanding management team.Targett said that the decision to appoint Dr Kevin Flimnap as head of...
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Wakolda, directed by Lucía Puenzo
Disquiet grows into horror as an infamous Nazi doctor takes an unhealthy interest in a young girl in Argentina, finds Philip Kemp
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Can Labour deliver on fees?
The opposition must give universities guarantees about funding if it wants to gain support, argues Bill Rammell
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The future was forged in Buckingham
In exercising its autonomy, the UK’s first fully private university has blazed a trail that the rest have followed, asserts Terence Kealey
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Apartheid, 1948-1994, by Saul Dubow
Alexander du Toit lauds a detailed account of a bizarre 20th-century political experiment
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Good science requires better teaching
We must change the way we educate students to counter rising scientific misconduct, say Tim Birkhead and Bob Montgomerie
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Higher education and the culture of gratitude
Universities are capitalising on junior academics’ willingness to accept deteriorating working conditions, argues Luke Brunning
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Hefce recommends review of governance at Plymouth University
Intervention follows governors’ sudden decision to place vice-chancellor on leave
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Obama scorecards aim to end ‘trust us, we’re worth it’ era
Louisiana State University president says some US institutions fear new ratings system because they have been misleading students
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University of Bedfordshire can resume overseas student recruitment
Bedfordshire has been told by the Home Office that it can resume its recruitment of international students
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DNA pioneer Jeffreys wins Royal Society award
The academic who developed genetic fingerprinting has won what is believed to be the world’s oldest scientific prize
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Students 'not prepared' for results day
Many university applicants do not have a back-up plan if they fail to achieve the grades they need for their preferred course, a new survey says
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More Scottish students entering higher education
The number of Scottish students winning a higher education place is up despite a slight fall in the pass rate for Scottish Highers
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Mississippi tackles race relations and 'Ole Miss' nickname
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed