Drop students from migrant tally, says UUK
Universities UK is lobbying the government to create a net migration count that excludes university students from abroad - with some billing it as the only way for the government to hit its target to...
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Shared mission, but still different
Growth in foreign students shows 'convergence', but sector's diversity remains. Simon Baker writes
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Language gift keeps giving, EU students keep taking
Mission groups blame school policy for Britons' lack of linguistic enthusiasm. Jack Grove reports
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Back-up plan mitigates risk of double trouble
Academic work that is entered into the research excellence framework as worth "double" a normal submission can, in every discipline, be accompanied by a "reserve" option in case reviewers do not...
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Academics fear Continental drift as support shifts to UK for OU students
Maintaining lecturers in Europe 'expensive and inefficient', minutes say. Simon Baker reports
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Radio astronomer unfairly dismissed, tribunal finds
A scientist was forced to leave his job at the University of Manchester after being subjected to a "barrage of shouting and verbal abuse" by a senior professor, a tribunal has ruled.
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News in brief
Online learningApple, not open, accessTechnology giant Apple has unveiled a "new textbook experience" and free online courses for students - as long as they own Apple products. In a much-hyped...
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Aladdin's IP cave may prove illusory
Scholars considering research future don't put too much hope in spin-offs. Matthew Reisz reports
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Unethical framework
Division, dishonesty and unfairness: David Shaw evaluates the moral health of the REF and finds it sorely wanting
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Be warned, no one will be able to put health training together again
Scholars must join doctors and nurses to stand against the health and social care bill before it dismantles the NHS, Woody Caan says
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Break the supplier chains
Ucas is a monopoly that cares more about protecting universities than helping students, says Steve Edwards. It must be reorganised
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Migrations
British art since 1500 would be a thin offering without the work of immigrant artists. It has made us what we are, says Harry Mount
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Diary
LondonShe Stoops to ConquerCountry gentleman Hardcastle thinks his friend's son, Charles Marlow, would be the perfect match for his daughter Kate until he finds himself mistaken by his prospective...
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The Pick - Golden Spider Silk
Golden Spider SilkVictoria and Albert Museum, London Until 5 JuneThe idea of weaving clothes out of spider silk has long been something of an eccentric fantasy.In 1710, Francois-Xavier Bon de Saint...
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Two 'I's in 'T-E-A-M'
"They'll make our university a laughing stock."That was the reaction of one of our senior administrators to the news that the last two remaining members of our Library staff had entered themselves in...