Embrace Moocs or face decline, warns v-c
鈥淚t鈥檚 Mooc or die鈥, a university vice-chancellor has said, claiming that institutions must embrace the massive open online course movement and adapt their teaching methods or face a tough future.
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Declaration of independence from journal impact factor
Coalition of academics, publishers and funders rejects metric 鈥榦bsession鈥
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Open access 鈥榳aiver鈥 schemes encouraged by government
The government would like to see more publishers take up schemes that waive open access publishing fees for researchers from universities that subscribe to its journals, a senior civil servant has...
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THE podcast: 16 May 2013 issue review
Download the podcastThe University of Southampton鈥檚 successful appeal against a QAA review, the World Conference on Research Integrity, and the 糖心Vlog Books section all feature on...
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16 May 2013
Jeepers creepers - How to cope with that once-in-a-lifetime worst student.
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The week in higher education - 16 May 2013
鈥淢e, ugly? My Jimmy Choos make me feel BEAUTIFUL,鈥 ran the headline in the Daily Mail鈥檚 Femail section on 9 May, above an article by Mary Beard, professor of Classics at the University of Cambridge,...
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Nul points for agency standard
The gulf between the QAA benchmark on study time and the hours students put in raises questions about its judgement
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Willetts adviser lauds 鈥榗lever accounting鈥
Nick Hillman says coalition approach to finance may shape global academy
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Whale of an evolutionary time
Patricia Piccinini鈥檚 Sky Whale, created by Cameron Balloons in Bristol, was inspired by the artist鈥檚 reflections on evolution
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Cash for R&D or wider access? UUK wants both
Body defends science and social mobility funds from spending review
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UCU Left鈥檚 call to go for growth decried as 鈥榞amble鈥
Arguments intensify over union鈥檚 austerity plans in run-up to congress
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Academia must convince BIS on capital funding for research
UK universities must form business partnerships to demonstrate the need for public investment. By Elizabeth Gibney
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Dodgy scholars' sick notes and scapegoats
The excuses academics use to explain away fraudulent research results
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US-style GPA is one numbers game too many, NUS argues
National Union of Students and businesses say stick to the Hear
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News in brief - 16 May 2013
Unistats websiteHefce report spots local difficultiesA report on the first year of the Unistats website, which gives prospective students information on course fees, graduate salaries and other data...