Let's kick the doors down
The government's access proposals are contradictory and timid - they should be bolder, declares Graeme Atherton
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White Paper: Elite to take up AAB gauntlet
Leading v-cs welcome competition as critics warn of 'sharply differentiated sector'. John Morgan writes
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White Paper: rules may favour the humanities
New market's incentives may reduce expensive STEM provision, leaders warn. John Morgan writes
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Verdict on QAA reform: amateurish and daft
Plans to use satisfaction surveys to trigger reviews have raised eyebrows, writes Simon Baker
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Private concerns: BPP boss questions regulator's objectivity
For-profit institution voices doubts that Hefce will use proposed powers fairly. Simon Baker reports
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Information overload may give students even more cause for complaint
Proposals for universities to provide much more detailed information about course content, academic staff and student views could lead to a massive surge in complaints that will put pressure on the...
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Changes in future accrual rates may shrink public-sector pensions
The government has yet to take "the crucial step" in setting the value of public-sector pensions covering up to 200,000 staff in former polytechnics, according to an academic who advised a government...
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UK nuclear cuts could do lasting damage
STFC commits to explore options to ameliorate long-term effects of reductions. Paul Jump reports
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Academic conductors needed on the syllabuses
Scholar echoes Cambridge Assessment's call for A-level intervention. Paul Jump reports
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News in brief
Medical trainingShort-term regimen for fees painThe government has announced temporary measures for medical students who had feared they would have to pay up front to meet increases to tuition fees...
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Manchester pronounces husband and wife innocent of misconduct
Institution rejects 'malicious' allegations, but accuser is puzzled. Paul Jump reports
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The people below stairs
We should not be so dismissive of back-office staff, for not only are they vital to the academy, they are human, Paul Greatrix says
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The Inner Life of Empires: An Eighteenth-Century History
Donald MacRaild is impressed by a new spin on British imperialism, seen through the eyes of siblings
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Love: A History
Jane O'Grady is partially seduced by a provocative polemic that offers contrasting notions of ardour
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Christian Materiality: An Essay on Religion in Late Medieval Europe
No one who witnessed the recent ceremony to beatify the late Pope John Paul II - when his exhumed coffin lay before the altar of St Peter's, while a vial of his blood was displayed in an elaborate...