Flexibility? It鈥檚 already here
I was interested to read 鈥淔lexible study emerges as cross-party concern鈥 (News, 5 March), but, sadly, my interest was more in the evident chasm between the understanding of politicians and what...
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Regulation regret
It is a great pity that once again a Universities UK working group has delivered a mouse.The report Quality, Equity, Sustainability: the future of higher education regulation by the UUK Regulation...
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Exams with merit
Why do medical faculties have such a problem with multiple choice questions? (鈥淐ampus Hunger Games鈥, Opinion, 5 March).A chicken pecking randomly at four possible answers will score 25 per cent on...
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Light and shade in OU student numbers
As academics at the Open University, we were interested in the report on the OU鈥檚 student numbers, which raised important questions. However, we feel that some of the OU spokesman鈥檚 statements are...
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BIS plans 鈥榬eward structure鈥 as bill paves way for earnings league tables
The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill will enable ministers to join up datasets
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60 seconds to digest drug review
Concerns over open access publisher as journal containing 鈥榳orld鈥檚 shortest review鈥 disappears from Pharma Research Library list
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Million+ wary of biddable regulatory superpower
Response to Hefce consultation on quality assurance raises fears of an all-powerful regulator susceptible to political influence
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Impact of cuts and 拢6K fees is worrying Scots
Research-intensives fear that shifts could cost them millions annually
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Janet Beer on leadership diversity: don鈥檛 hold out for a hero
Liverpool鈥檚 new vice-chancellor discusses need for more women and ethnic minorities at the top
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Pay gap worse in industry for women with PhDs
Study suggest that most of the gender pay gap is 鈥榗aused by discrimination鈥
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UKTI unit to lure investors with the right mix of risk
Student beds, government bonds and science parks in investment packages assembled by new UK innovation team
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Press didn鈥檛 sway case, says Yale
鈥楳anagement review鈥 led to removal of academic who harassed researcher
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Unhappy with your thesis mark? A day in court may get you nowhere
A legal battle in Germany over a contentious dissertation on Martin Luther and anti-Semitism raises key questions about academic decisions
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Will double-blind reviewing bring quality into focus?
Nature is offering anonymity for both reviewer and reviewed, but questions remain about value and effectiveness of the approach
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Peer reviewing: a good deed and a good career move, too
Early career scholars will help themselves as well as others by assessing papers, abstracts, grant proposals and book chapters. Plus the latest higher education appointments