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The week in higher education
• When Karl Marx outlined his theory of class conflict, he missed one key contributing factor: the use of contextual data in university admissions. "Social engineering 'could lead to class war'",...
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Leader: Retain our critical faculties
In dark days, the academy must dare to look beyond arguments for economic impact and restate the case for its intrinsic value
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From Where I Sit - The English are coming
Until recently, English students were something of a rarity at German universities. Indeed, one German administrator commented that "a few years ago, you were more likely to meet a Mongolian student...
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Odds and quads
These images are just a few of the hundreds held by the University of Manchester vice-chancellor's office charting changing life at the institution.
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Appointments
Kingston UniversityBarbara PierscionekExperts from different subject fields and universities should work together more closely to secure research grants, believes the new associate dean of research...
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19 July 2012
Win-win - With eyes on the prize, campuses welcome Olympians
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The Dark Knight Rises
Batman’s true superpower is to reflect the dark side of human nature. Will Brooker asks if he’s really the protector we deserve
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Economy of expression
Christopher Bigsby is as qualified as any chancellor - and less harmful
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Cult of personalities
As the social science model of history has been overtaken by events, biography has grown as a serious discipline. This is welcome, says Jonathan Steinberg: after all, people make history (but not in...
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Sharing the podium
As UK universities welcome the world's elite athletes ahead of the London Games, hopes are high for a golden legacy of swifter innovation, higher-quality facilities and a stronger profile. Jack Grove...
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Tom Duke, 1964-2012
One of the leading biological physicists of his generation has died.Tom Duke was born in Claygate, Surrey, on 14 March 1964 and received a scholarship to study at King's College School, Wimbledon. A...
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THE Scholarly Web
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Campus round-up
University of East AngliaJust for lavaAn academic and a comedian teamed up to demonstrate the power of volcanoes for a live BBC Two series. Jenni Barclay, reader in environmental sciences at the...
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Ooh, Stalin puts on a nice spread
Tragic history revisited as farce in this year’s THE ‘exam howlers’ competition. Jack Grove reports