A few years ago, a colleague offered a new undergraduate module called Food and Eating in the Middle Ages, only to find herself teaching a 30-strong cohort of anorexics, bulimics and assorted food...
In principle, I enjoy books that mix autobiographical reflections with theory, and here Carol Gilligan offers an articulate musing on human development, morality and sex. But I found the pace rather...
Hertfordshire v-c advises academy not to get distracted by the extras. Sarah Cunnane writes
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Royal Society role for the internet's favourite chemistry professor. Matthew Reisz writes
Ethical donationsReject tobacco cash, urges CRUKDurham University has been asked by a senior official at Cancer Research UK to return funding from British American Tobacco. The firm donated £125,000...
AustraliaWe'll stop the journal gamesThe Australian government is to ditch a ranking of journals used as part of a national research assessment programme completed for the first time earlier this...
US lecturer highlights the politics and pros and cons of working in China. Sarah Cunnane reports
MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCILThe Wellcome TrustThe first recipients will each receive a grant of between £1 million and £3 million, with the total allocation worth £56 million. The awards are intended to...
The road to hell is paved with good policy intentions, says Mike Boxall: the academy needs the right incentives to deliver public benefits
And more institutions will soon follow its lead in offering 'affordable' charges, v-c tells John Morgan
A huge row erupted this week over plans for a new private college that will charge £18,000 a year for one-to-one Oxbridge-style tutorials and lectures from "celebrity professors".The New College of...
The idea of an academic who cannot get enough of their students and wants to see them over the breakfast table might be expected to provoke laughter or set the alarm bells ringing.But under a scheme...
Group behind USS overhaul applies for further £100,000 award. John Morgan reports
A £5 million-a-year partnership between India and the UK is to help the world's second most populous country in its bid to treble the number of university places to 40 million.