America's 'melt' is swamped by an undergraduate deluge
Fears of mass dropouts prove unfounded as institutions struggle with record intakes. Jon Marcus reports
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Hot papers in neurosciences, 2009
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, Hot Papers, 2009
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The week in higher education
It may be teen vampire fiction, but the Twilight books are apparently as valid a talking point in University of Oxford admission interviews as William Shakespeare's plays. Revealing some of the...
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'Agenda for change' aims to combat feedback myths
Lobby group calls for a 'fundamental rethink' of student assessment. Rebecca Attwood reports
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The unexpected cost of low inflation: research councils will cut grants
Researchers are to be hit in the pocket after the UK research councils announced that they will claw back about £10 million from around 3,000 existing grants.The awards are being trimmed...
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No place for hip hop in art school
Study detects bias against working-class and ethnic-minority students. Melanie Newman writes
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Winner praises Nobel-laureate factory's culture
The 14th Nobel prize for a scientist based at a famous British laboratory has been hailed as proof of the benefits of cultivating a culture that fosters curiosity-driven research.The Medical Research...
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Rethink impact plans, think-tank tells Hefce
Hepi criticises the REF's 'untested' procedure and plans to cut subject panels. Zoë Corbyn writes
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SLC faces more flak as travel and consultancy expenditure is exposed
Spending comes to light as students still wait for loans to be processed. Melanie Newman reports
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UCU rejects pay offer and calls for further talks
The University and College Union has rejected employers' 0.5 per cent pay offer for 2009-10.The union's higher education committee voted to reject the offer on 9 October.Two other unions, Unite and...
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Hefce leader dismisses fear of end of blue-skies work
But most academics now describe their research as applied or 'user-inspired'. Hannah Fearn writes
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Greenwich and Leeds Met given 'limited confidence' ratings by QAA
Watchdog criticises monitoring of standards at the two institutions. Melanie Newman reports
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Philosophy - think about it, it's fun and it's for everyone
Warwick academic set to promote the application of ethics in everyday life. Matthew Reisz reports
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Super Russell and the quest for first principles
It must have been a tough idea to sell to a publisher: a graphic novel about Bertrand Russell's "quest for the foundations of mathematics".The philosopher and mathematician, probably the best-known...
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No resistance to the pen-pushers
'Supine' academy blamed for not fighting rise in 'disastrous' bureaucracy. Melanie Newman writes