Academic freedom has always depended on how well universities satisfy the goals of politicians and demands of the economy.That was the viewpoint put forward by Sir Peter Scott, professor of higher...
Clegg voiced doubts about scrapping tuition fees before the election but failed to sway party activists, says Philip Cowley
As the party's conference looms, Mary Evans asserts that keeping its earlier pledges on education would help to combat societal divisions
Professor Gordon Lapping, of our Department of Media and Cultural Studies, has defended the journal that he currently edits against suggestions that it lacks academic credibility.He told The...
I disagree with your interpretation of Moving towards an Open Access Future: The Role of Academic Libraries ("Working on borrowed time?", News, 13 September). The report does indeed indicate changes...
"Working on borrowed time?" gives a misleading view of the future of academic libraries. It falls into the trap of implying that libraries are only buildings that contain books and librarians are...
In "Peer pressure" (Opinions, 13 September), Stephen Mumford points out some of the flaws of the peer review system used by most academic journals and argues for greater transparency in the process....
Your article "The richly creative will repay support, says CIHE head" (News, 20 September) rightly stresses the need for interdisciplinary research and links between the arts and engineering. I spent...
Chris Ormell's "Ends and meanings" (Letters, 20 September) on Martin Willis' "Curiosity knows no bounds" (Features, 13 September) proposes science as an activity that tries to uncover the causes of...
If more undergraduate applicants are to feel confident that they will get value for money ("No one is escaping the mire", Leader, 20 September), universities should provide more detailed information...
Measure impact while research is under way, urge Jisc-funded studies. Elizabeth Gibney reports
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Allegations of cheating at Harvard might point to a deeper malaise, finds Jon Marcus
• Tributes from across the sector have been paid to Mike Baker, the former BBC education correspondent, who died this week. David Willetts, the universities and science minister, described him in a...
Budget forecasts suggest that higher education is still at risk from a government needing to find further savings