By the role divided
Amid talk of an iron curtain or apartheid separating them, administrators and academics struggle to find common cause. Hopes of detente lie with the 'blended' professional. John Gill reports
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A shot across the bow
Publishers see every download of a pirate copy of a textbook as a sale lost. Now they are fighting back against the bookaneers, writes Rebecca Attwood
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Leader: Different players, same side
Despite the tension between administrators and academics, they share many aims. Both parties ought to recognise this
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9 April 2009
Finding common ground - How academics and administrators can bridge their divisions
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Tara Brabazon: Interview ‘technique’
Let the Twitterati take note. For all the glorious advancements of Web 2.0, there is no substitute for old-fashioned research. Media platforms give us new ways to say things, but we need something to...
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V-cs accuse select committee of ‘obsession’
Head says criticism is ‘not based on great substance’ as MPs unveil another academic's misgivings. Melanie Newman reports
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Public still sees student loans as credit card-style debt
Perception shift needed before fees cap can be raised, top LSE economist tells conference. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Bullied Blogger: Lies, damned lies… and a terrible stitch-up
30 March: The past week has led to terrible consequences in relation to both my work and home life. I cannot sleep; when I do, I have nightmares and wake up with terrible foreboding. I have issued a...
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Scholar who labelled 9/11 victims ‘little Eichmanns’ was wrongly fired, court finds
Ward L. Churchill may seek reinstatement at the University of Colorado as jury awards him $1 in damages. John Gill reports
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‘Mr Mayhem’ lifts lid on UEL charges
Chris Knight publishes disciplinary correspondence on his website. Melanie Newman reports
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£2.8m shortfall shuts down telescope research
Research council accused of ‘wasting £4.3 million and six years of people’s careers’, writes Zoë Corbyn
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Funding will shift to drive government aims
Denham tells Hefce to adjust model to make universities more responsive and dynamic. John Gill reports
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What are you reading?
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Why evolution is true
Janet Smith uncovers many hidden gems in the dig for evidence to support Darwin's theories
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William Faulkner: Seeing through the South
Flannery O'Connor declared that William Faulkner was "the Dixie Limited", and while she demonstrated no fear that her fiction would be overshadowed by his, the idea persists that writers should fear...