The Haldane principle is an unhelpful myth that "bedevils" discussions of research policy, an academic has claimed.David Edgerton, Hans Rausing professor at the Centre for the History of Science,...
Fears of sevenfold increase in upfront fees if NHS stops paying for tuition. Simon Baker reports
The expert opinion of more than 17,500 academics from 137 countries will be used to inform the 2011-12 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, it was confirmed this week.Thomson Reuters,...
EUA study takes aim at increasingly influential university rankings. John Morgan reports
Landmark investigations expose faults but raise questions over limited powers. Simon Baker writes
British business is losing out because of the nation's foreign language failings - yet academics are struggling to convince their universities to do anything about it.Those were among the issues...
The enduring perception of an office as a status symbol has contributed to the higher education sector lagging behind nearly all others in the efficient use of space.That is one of the conclusions of...
Reach would-be students via made-in-China sites, UK institutions are advised. Sarah Cunnane writes
Archive digitisationVive la révolution numériqueThe British Library has announced a major strategic partnership with Google that will result in the digitisation of about 250,000 publications. It is...
Using peer review to reflect the holistic nature of journal 'output' would mitigate the REF, argues Keith Kahn-Harris
The sector doesn't need a Byzantine White Paper, says Aldwyn Cooper: it needs clear criteria, empowered universities and greater diversity
Move over, 'helicopter parents': a new model is strafing the US sector and is on its way here. Peter Gumbel offers an early warning
Objects both strange and beautiful show the power of relics as tokens of the glorious destiny of the redeemed, says Eamon Duffy
Shall I Say a Kiss?BBC Radio 4, 28 June, 2.15pmMorris met Eva at Warrington Deaf Club in 1936 and soon decided he "should like to claim (her) as my girl" and ask her to make a new life with him in...
Compton Verney, Warwickshire'Capability' Brown and the landscapes of Middle EnglandSet in its own "Capability" Brown landscape, Compton Verney makes the perfect venue for the first exhibition devoted...