* Gatrell's course included a detailed handout of several dozen lecture slides, entitled: "The Age of Cant: The reformation of manners and the domestication of humour, 1790 to 1840." Wilson's book is...
Administrators in the US are embroiled in a student loans scandal that has rocked the nation. Jon Marcus reports When cash-strapped students entering Johns Hopkins University this year needed private...
No 'legal duty' to prevent student harm In a precedent-setting case, a US court has ruled that the father of a student who died of an apparent heroin overdose cannot bring a negligence suit against...
An academic facing dismissal after a 'spreadsheet appraisal' calls for more human, not automated, management A curt e-mail, cold in tone, gave me short notice to meet with my boss. It could only be...
This week, for the first time, I have an e-mail from 10 Downing Street in my inbox. Not an invitation to tea, but confirmation that I have added my signature to an e-petition in support of keeping...
By suppressing data on their primate research, universities are stifling essential debate, argues Michele Thew Open, rigorous debate is the lifeblood of academic endeavour. British universities are...
The apparent ease with which fake students can get their hands on thousands of pounds in loans is worrying. Adeleke Adebayo, for example, created 17 bogus identities for himself and used five of them...
The London School of Economics should be afraid. The Barcelona Graduate School of Economics intends to give the LSE a run for its money with five economics masters taught in English at its beachfront...
The Guardian 's survey of the best place to study a subject will doubtless be useful to prospective students. Potential maths undergraduates, however, would be advised to choose carefully. Hull...
Leeds University academics are a healthy bunch. A scheme to offer staff bicycles at a discount has proved so popular that the university has had to double its budget. Steffi Hasse, Leeds's transport...
The potential for faux pas during the Bollywood Oscars should be greatly reduced by a Sheffield Hallam University training session. It offers local dignitaries a chance to learn about Indian culture...
Celebrating 'America's 400th Birthday' ignores the genocide of the continent's native people, argues Taiaiake Alfred "America's 400th Birthday", the year-long staging of the mythologies of...
Could Brown make more of an impact than Blair? A historical parallel suggests it's not impossible, says Richard Toye The Prime Minister left office amid allegations of war-mongering and with his name...
Social engineering has always gone on in universities. Bob Brecher claims a fairer system would not allocate places based on 'talent' The recent spat about the Universities and Colleges Admissions...
Stop playing lord and master. Administrative staff are your colleagues who are employed to work, not to serve you. And, says Harriet Swain, they deserve your support and to be treated with respect...