50 jobs to be cut in UWE staff restructuring
More than 100 senior academics at the University of the West of England have been asked to apply for a new set of posts as part of a streamlining of the institution's structure.A "majority" of...
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Teaching comes first, says US author
Pedagogy should focus on principles first and technology second. Sarah Cunnane reports
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Fundraisers recommended to tap Eastern promises of financial aid
Philanthropic Arabs want to support global higher education. Hannah Fearn reports
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Odds and quads
Many cultures have created aeolian instruments - bells, strings and pipes - which produce sounds using the power of passing winds.These Chinese aeolian flutes, made of bamboo or wood, were light...
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You want to go to the library at 3am? Britain's the place
A quarter of UK universities offer round-the-clock opening for flexible study. Matthew Reisz reports
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Global rankings system methodology reflects universities' core missions
Survey methods and analysis refined to give clarity on performance, writes Phil Baty
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Daytime TV: Object lesson
Gary Day on a harrowing tale of modern-day slavery that he fears will have no impact on its reality
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Top Japanese Institutions in Molecular Biology and Genetics
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, January 2000-April 2010 Japan rankWorld rankInstitutionPapersCitationsCites/papersHighly citedHighly cited %155Japan Science...
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Let your students know!
"A tremendous idea going forward." That was the enthusiastic response of Nancy Harbinger, our Deputy Head of Student Experience, to the University of Central Lancashire's new scheme to persuade...
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Leader: Concerns, public and private
For-profit providers need scrutiny, but so do their non-profit cousins, to ensure the delivery of quality education efficiently
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What are you reading?
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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From where I sit - Hanging in the balance
The federal election in Australia on 21 August left the country with a hung Parliament and three independents from rural electorates holding the balance of power.The election result also left the...
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Leon Breeden, 1921-2010
A clarinettist and composer who played a pivotal role in establishing jazz studies as a serious academic discipline has died.Leon Breeden was born in Guthrie, Oklahoma, on 3 October 1921 but moved to...
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Precious little excuse
Kevin Fong’s inability to resist his smartphone threatens his family vacation
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Research intelligence - Imparted wisdom
Researchers of all stripes should consider the implications of sharing their data. Cat Davies reports