Detect fraud earlier to avoid red faces later, say Roger Watson and Mark Hayter
Universities should vet research outputs before they get to the publishing (and scandal) stage, say Roger Watson and Mark Hayter

Universities should vet research outputs before they get to the publishing (and scandal) stage, say Roger Watson and Mark Hayter
The continent’s burgeoning economies could prove a major source of future student recruitment, says Marguerite Dennis

A lecturer who inspired his students “to change the world of design” has died.Ian Noble was born on 15 October 1960 and grew up near Fareham in Hampshire before going to what was then Portsmouth...

University of LincolnHugh ByrdHugh Byrd, who has just joined the University of Lincoln as professor of architecture, joked that he must be “crazy” to swap New Zealand for the East Midlands. “I have a...
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Dale Salwak, a dedicated teacher, never stopped seeking a deeper appreciation of his subject. One day, he realised knowledge had evolved into intuitive understanding and lecture notes could be put...

Canadian human rights case highlights disquiet over Beijing-funded institutes. Jon Marcus reports

In an alternative universe, Christopher Bigsby is coining it in Vegas

The UK must build work experience into higher education with the same vigour as it did in the 1950s, Quintin McKellar argues

Historian invites former students to dinner as part of ‘retirement odyssey’. Jon Marcus reports
Canada‘Average’ cost of cutsThe board of governors at a Canadian university has warned the premier of its province that the major cuts announced in the provincial budget will “set [it] back by many...

An open book? Universities in the age of transparency

Archive’s historical material will be lost unless sector offers it a home

Podcast Powered By PodbeanIn our first dedicated book-themed podcast, Shahidha Bari, lecturer in Romanticism at Queen Mary, University of London, discusses her review of Shereen El Feki’s Sex and the...