Stalled progress on GPA may benefit from national push
Informal group admits reform will require more work than previously thought
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Are English funding reforms ‘bonkers’?
The rest of the world thinks so, says Hefce funding chief
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Boston bombings: the aftermath
Jon Marcus reports on how one of the global capitals of higher education rose to the challenge posed by terror
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V-c: ‘knowledge for knowledge’s sake’ is piffle
Robert Gordon head critiques traditional rationale for scholarly activity
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Raising female experts’ voices on radio and TV
A BBC scheme aims to tackle gender inequality
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The Thatcher revolution that wasn’t
Under the reign of the free-market icon, state power over universities increased. Vernon Bogdanor assesses Thatcher’s legacy to education
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Katharine Giles, 1978-2013
A talented young academic who carried out groundbreaking research into global warming has died
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Nightmare at 20,000ft
Toby Miller recalls a paralysing encounter with terror in the skies and asks: in my shoes, would you have reacted differently?
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Grant winners - 25 April 2013
Leverhulme TrustMajor Research FellowshipsAward winner: Paul HenleyInstitution: University of ManchesterValue: £141,361The silent time machine: recovering early ethnographic filmAward winner: Paul...
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BBC got it right and LSE lost perspective
The LSE’s complaints about being kept in the dark about undercover reporting in North Korea are peevish, Tim Luckhurst argues
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Re: your REF impact request
Paul Magrs was flabbergasted when an institution he hadn’t heard from in years asked if it could use his work to show impact. Here is his reply
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Tuition fees: a human rights issue
Geraldine Van Bueren says international law could help opponents of rising tuition costs in their battle
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25 April 2013
Do you think this is working? The merits of the viva interrogated
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The things that matter most
Among the factors that make students (and others) happy is community, hard as it may be to measure