Education: A Very Short Introduction by Gary Thomas

In the opening lines of Education: A Very Short Introduction, Gary Thomas notes that few people know much about why schools function as they do today: about the intellectual ideas that have...

30 Great Myths About Shakespeare by Laurie Maguire and Emma Smith

Apparently there are only 30 great myths about Shakespeare. It doesn’t seem that many for a great man. A great man ought to have a great number of myths, and 30 is not a great number. In fact 30 is...

Filmspeak: How to Understand Literary Theory by Watching Movies by Edward Tomarken

Philip Kemp wants more substance in the application of literary theory to popular cinema

World Reputation Rankings 2013 methodology

  Poll position: experts think these are the best in the business The excellent response to the third round of the annual Academic Reputation Survey gives an even more accurate picture of scholarly...

Graduate gender pay gap highlighted

Female graduates are still earning less than their male counterparts, even when they have taken courses from the same subject area, new analysis has found.

Yvette Cooper attacks net migration focus

The Labour Party has warned that the government’s drive to reduce net migration is choking off the flow of “legitimate university students” while ignoring abuse of the visitor visa route used by...

Blunkett urges universities to stand up to government

Former education secretary David Blunkett has challenged universities to stand up to coalition ministers if they have concerns over government reforms.

Blurring the lines between art and research

Matthew Reisz meets scholars whose enquiries are intertwined with their creative endeavours

THE Executive Focus and Appointments

Leader - Elf and artistic safety

Artistic practice may count as research within the academy but it must be treated carefully if innovation is not to be stifled

The week in higher education

A sideways look at the week’s big stories

Tories’ new overseas message: come on in, but we warn you not to get ill

Plans by Conservative ministers to limit international students’ use of the NHS could further deter overseas applicants, the sector has warned.The move coincides with an analysis published this week...

News in brief

Office for Fair AccessNine new faces in advisory dozenThe head of an Oxford college is one of nine new members of an advisory group on university access. Sir Ivor Crewe, master of University College...

Campus round-up

Beat thatReanimated animal hearts and a series of musical pendulums originally developed for Icelandic singer Björk are among the exhibits at a university gallery in the Republic of Ireland. The...

Fail to prepare, prepare to fail

Scholar says dislike of planning leads to poor choices by universities. David Matthews reports