Appointments
The University of Portsmouth has appointed the veteran higher education communications expert Peter Reader as its new director of marketing and communications. He is former president of the European...
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'It's absolutely critical that we protect arts research'
New AHRC deputy is keen to avoid past errors and to engage scholars in planning ahead, says Zoe Corbyn
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Learning is a two-way street
Students request more and better feedback, but focusing only on teachers' written comments is a mistake, says David Nicol
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Blue skies and sterling support: our innovators need facilitators
Researchers' drive to discover needs assistance from 'science managers' skilled in economic exploitation, Keith Mason argues
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A marriage of true minds
Angie Sandhu and Julia Swindells argue for mutual respect and an end to sex discrimination in the academy's intellectual exchanges
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McClure to retire early rather than be 'lame duck'
The SFC's outgoing chief executive tells Olga Wojtas not to read too much into his early departure
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Manchester social science contact time halved since 1988, report shows
V-c says deterioration highlighted by figures is 'undeniable'. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Recruitment dip may be due to misplaced forms
The University of Lincoln mislaid more than 800 student applications, the vice-chancellor suggested in a memo to senior staff.David Chiddick wrote to heads of departments and his executive team on 9...
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London Met stops fraudsters using its address
London Metropolitan University has won a five-year battle to stop a fake university from using its address.
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Academic lawyer cautions on use of overly formal student contracts
Universities advised to retain flexibility to avoid restrictions of legal 'straitjacket'. John Gill reports
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Cultural insight can help tackle plagiarism
Cultural attitudes to knowledge must be understood if UK universities are to get to grips with plagiarism among Chinese students, a conference has heard.Ouyang Huhua, professor of English at Guandong...
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Group says marking impedes learning
Academics' manifesto calls for reform to end obsession with grades. Rebecca Attwood reports
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DIUS abandons plans for different REF systems to judge sciences and arts
Research in all subjects will be assessed using both peer review and metrics, writes Zoe Corbyn
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The week in higher education
- Jerry Jarvis, managing director of exam board Edexcel, warned in The Guardian on 17 April that up to 40,000 students could be saddled with "worthless" vocational diplomas. He claimed that teachers...
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QAA warns institutions off 'gold-plating' their audits
Avoid wasteful bureaucratic second-guessing, says watchdog chief. Rebecca Attwood reports