Taste of our own medicine
The launch of FutureLearn is timely (鈥淯K鈥檚 latecomer to Mooc party aims to cut some rug聽with social moves鈥, News, 19聽September). Despite being the home of The Open University, the UK has seen the...
The launch of FutureLearn is timely (鈥淯K鈥檚 latecomer to Mooc party aims to cut some rug聽with social moves鈥, News, 19聽September). Despite being the home of The Open University, the UK has seen the...

Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere

Source: AlamyRing of bright waterPhotographic proof has been found that otters have returned to a tributary of the River Thames in the South East of England. A鈥塒hD student at the University of Surrey...

A plant biologist and 鈥淩enaissance man鈥 who played a key role in implementing major changes at the University of California, Berkeley has died

A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers

The 鈥榞olden triangle鈥 is a ringing success in the World University Rankings, but the UK needs every region to play its part

鈥淏ad boy鈥 footballer Joey Barton has started a philosophy degree at the University of Roehampton, The Independent reported on September. The 31-year-old midfielder, who is back with Queens Park...

OU report dubbing 2013 the 鈥榶ear of the crowd鈥 pinpoints emerging technologies set to revolutionise sector
鈥淣ow you just fought one hell of a fightAnd I know you hate me, and you got the rightTo kill me now, and I wouldn鈥檛 blame you if聽you do.But ya ought to thank me, before I die,For the gravel in ya...


Richard Howells鈥 online聽hunt for 鈥榤asterpieces鈥 may be a playful act of irony, but it also questions the nature of artistic authenticity

鈥淚 find your imputation extremely offensive.鈥 That was how Brian Bryan, our Deputy Head of REF Strategy, responded to the suggestion from Poppletonian reporter Keith Ponting (30) that our university鈥...

Robin Feuer Miller on an analysis of writers鈥 perceptions of death

An 鈥榰nconference鈥 inspires Kevin Fong to rethink his lecture material

Emma Rees offers a time-sensitive account of the start of term