Odds and quads - 10 October 2013
On 13 November 1967, Newcastle University became the first and only British university to give Martin Luther King an honorary degree during his lifetime

On 13 November 1967, Newcastle University became the first and only British university to give Martin Luther King an honorary degree during his lifetime

Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere

Open accessSpoof, where is thy sting?The journal Science has said the acceptance for publication of a spoof scientific paper by a large proportion of open-access journals in a “sting operation” had...

China/JapanScholar held after Shanghai returnA Chinese academic living in Japan has been detained by his government since July, according to fellow Chinese academics and a Japanese newspaper. Chinese...

Leverhulme TrustResearch Project GrantsSciencesAward winner: Vincent FuscoInstitution: Queen’s University BelfastValue: £173,435Near field subwavelength resolution imaging in lossy inhomogeneous...

Shoddy treatment of foreign students plays into the hands of continental rivals taking us on at our own anglophone game

Book celebrates centenary of the first global higher education network

Scottish glossary breaks down communication barriers

Brussels ‘to close file’ on foreign scholars battling ‘xenophobic’ law
World Education Services report stresses diversity of applicants

Dedicated funding and support for UK scientists

Malcolm Gillies hesitates before marking any documents ‘For your eyes only’

A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers

Tom Steele welcomes a painstakingly researched account of the renowned cultural critic’s legacy

Pat Thane on a book that provides important insights into the experience of female immigrants