UCL biologist cleared of research misconduct
But investigation finds that practice ‘did not always meet’ expected standards
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FE colleges ‘may lose students to Moocs’
Will Yale’s lure empty out the sixth forms?
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Royal Holloway council lacks academic input: UCU
Unity decries decisions made ‘ad hoc’ without consulting scholars
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Lancaster considers federal union to bolster world profile and research power
V-c believes ‘radical solution’ is the way to rise up the rankings. John Morgan reports
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News in brief - 9 May 2013
SingaporeBy George protesters standAcademics and students at Nanyang Technological University have taken to the internet to protest over a prominent scholar and critic of state power in Singapore who...
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Campus round-up - 9 May 2013
Do as the vervets doResearchers have observed a rare example of “cultural transmission” among wild monkeys. Working with two groups of vervets in South Africa, scientists from the University of St...
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News in brief - 9 May 2013
MoocsAnother four on FuturelearnFour more universities have announced plans to offer massive open online courses via the UK-based Futurelearn platform, taking the total number of higher education...
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Overblown students’ egos ignore teachers’ expertise
Undergraduate-led learning environment is eroding academics’ authority, Jack Grove writes
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Odds and quads - 9 May 2013
These striking posters are part of the personal material donated by playwright Willy Russell to Liverpool John Moores University’s Special Collections and Archives
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Liberal US academics keep their politics to themselves
Research reveals conservative fears of left-wing influence are unfounded
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Social science signal: ‘Thank you, Mr President’
Obama defends discipline from Republican attacks
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Massive, open, online appraisals
Martha Kanter, the US undersecretary of education, came by class at the University of Pennsylvania the other day and made three points about massive open online courses that are worth elaboratingShe...
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Hollande’s HE reforms face test
Embattled French leader’s attempts to fix university sector’s problems have met with a mixed response
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Grant winners - 9 May 2013
Leverhulme TrustResearch Leadership AwardsSciencesAward winner: Michelle MoramInstitution: Imperial College LondonValue: £893,476Material solutions for a developing worldResearch Project...
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Doctoral talking shops are the best we've got
The feature “Whim and rigour” (25 April) does not provide an entirely thorough analysis. It asks if the viva is still fit for purpose, so it should have examined in more depth its current purposes,...