Undeadly serious outreach work
Zombie Institute aims to invade prospective science students' brains. Sarah Cunnane reports
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Groundbreaking tribute: female scholars excavate land of their foremothers
Pioneering female academics who forged links between experimental and theoretical physics, revolutionised our understanding of ethical communities and even unearthed the bones of a pygmy hippopotamus...
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Will cases open as courses close?
London Met's bonfire of the humanities may spark breach of contract concerns. John Morgan writes
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Zip code: AUA searches for the right metaphor
The division between academics and university administrators persists despite attempts to bring the two camps closer together, an international study suggests.
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American administrator sounds for-profit warning
US private providers damaging sector by exploiting students, it is claimed. Hannah Fearn reports
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Fees hike may see students trade prestige for lower-priced courses
Study considers the possible impact of fee rises on institutional selection. Matthew Reisz reports
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College anger grows over 'attempts to dictate fees'
Universities are accused of a lack of respect in the row over partnerships. Hannah Fearn reports
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News in Brief
Research fundingCuts could hit charity investmentFurther government cuts to research funding could have a damaging effect on charity-funded research, Cancer Research UK has warned. A report by the...
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The glitter meets the grim reality
A football project is inspiring homeless men to improve their health. Sarah Cunnane reports
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Grandes écoles, grand designs: France told to think global
Clea Caulcutt on elite group chief's contentious plans to attract high-fee-paying foreign students
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Grant winners
ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL• Award winner: Steven Hooper• Institution: University of East Anglia• Value: £644,933Fijian art: political power, sacred value, social transformation and...
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Producers, not consumers
Peter Geoghegan lauds an HEA-funded project that aims to correct the commodification of the academic experience
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Égalité and higher fees: French lessons for the English revolution
Sciences Po shows that massive tuition-fee rises can be used to underwrite efforts to widen participation, Peter Gumbel writes
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Star signs and bad omens
Our willingness to end funding for 2* work bodes ill for the future of research at elites and new universities alike, says Michael Rayner
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Unexpurgated version
Debowdlerising a text to reveal the writer's 'original' intentions is not as simple as it might seem, Josephine Guy argues