Pros, not cons
I enjoyed "Creative vs accounting" (22 March). However, I think Amanda Goodall underestimates the importance of good management to institutional success. The thrust of her argument seems to be that...
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Battle stations
The opening salvoes in the 2012-13 pay round for staff on the 51-point pay spine were launched last week with a derisory offer of 0.5 per cent made by the Universities and Colleges Employers...
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Winning formula
I recently found myself chatting to Mike Duff, a string theorist at Imperial College London, at a physics dinner. As you might expect, Duff was concerned about the introduction of impact statements...
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Trust issues
Of the 11 sub-themes in the mathematical sciences programme, mathematical physics was the only one ranked "excellent" in international standing by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research...
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Nigel Lindsey, 1956-2012
Although he began his career as a non-medical scientific officer at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield, Nigel Lindsey went on to become a leading advocate of innovative teaching in higher...
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THE Scholarly Web
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Campus round-up
Coventry UniversityFeeder courseA master's degree course has been launched to tackle the critical issue of food security. The MSc in food security management at Coventry University will contribute to...
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12 April 2012
Pounds, pence and perils - Financial health check: are universities ready for the new funding regime?
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Passion drives students, not urge to cash in, survey finds
Passion for a subject remains the number one reason for going to university, outpacing the desire to improve job prospects, according to a poll of young people.
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Cambridge Pre-U pitches for support as battle over A levels continues
An alternative examination to A levels is gaining a foothold in state schools, its creators claim.
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Ministers risk ‘debacle’ with core and margin delay
Newer universities have criticised the government for delaying the announcement of student number controls in 2013-14.
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Welsh funding council ‘forces through’ 20 per cent cut in places
The University of Wales, Newport, has started “emergency discussions” after the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales confirmed that the number of students entering the institution will be cut...
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Inside Higher Ed: A call to respect rights
By Mitch Smith, for Inside Higher Ed
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World Reputation Rankings a hot topic at Going Global
The launch of the 2012 Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings was a hot topic at the British Council’s Going Global conference in London last month. Here, rankings editor Phil Baty talks to...
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US pay rises fail to match inflation
Full-time academic staff in US universities continued to receive below-inflation pay rises in 2011-12, a report has found.