Opinion: ‘A free-for-all, and expensive for some’
Alan Ryan proposes that there should be no cap on tuition fees, grants for the talented poor should return and universities should lose their safety net
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Opinion: Higher fees alone won’t put off poorer students
Recent studies reveal tuition costs do not deter students from lower socio-economic groups. Their decision not to go into higher education, argues Peter Urwin, is made much earlier in their schooling
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If the dunce cap fits…US teaching standards under fire
Are academics being blamed for work-shy students and high unemployment? Jon Marcus reports
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No case for disciplining senior London Met staff over financial crisis, says report
An investigation into senior staff at London Metropolitan University has concluded that there is no case for disciplinary action following the financial crisis that engulfed the institution.
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Review finds no evidence that UCL radicalised alleged bomber
There is “no evidence” that a Nigerian graduate accused of attempting to blow up a plane on Christmas Day last year was radicalised while studying at University College London, an independent review...
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Bring on the Books for Everybody: How Literary Culture Became Popular Culture
From scrolls to iPads, literature may change its form but its importance endures, says Tara Brabazon
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Crimea: The Last Crusade
An insightful analysis evinces the relevance of a Victorian conflict to today's ills, writes A.W. Purdue
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Through the Language Glass: How Words Colour Your World
Does language mirror the objects and structures inscribed in reality, or is it rather that reality is reified, structured and even invented by language? Is what we assume to be naturally and...
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The Canon: Sincerity and Authenticity by Lionel Trilling
What value a degree in the humanities? The £25,000 it soon may cost? Indeed, in the age of "impact funding", what value the humanities at all? Lionel Trilling's 1971 book can still guide a thoughtful...
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Pomodoro! A History of the Tomato in Italy
It took Italians an age to embrace the tomato, but the rest is juicy history, says Robert Appelbaum
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Angel of Death: The Story of Smallpox
Visiting the Temple of Vaccinia in the huge garden of Edward Jenner's house in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, is a delightful experience today. The rustic little building still stands where Jenner...
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Memorial Mania: Public Feeling in America
In most Western countries, the late 19th century saw a mania for building statues, many of them contentious at the time and many not standing the test of time. Since the late 20th century, we have...
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Politics as Usual: What Lies Behind the Pro-Poor Rhetoric
S. Subramanian finds uncomfortable reading in the power play between the North and the South
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ASEAN nations ranked by total citations
ASEAN nations ranked by total citationsData provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators database, January 2000-June 2010 Country Papers CitationsImpactHighly cited papers%...
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Paint it green
The UK's longest graffiti mural has been painted on to the building-site hoardings surrounding a new environmentally sustainable student-accommodation development. Street artist Mohammed Ali spent...