White Paper: disquiet as sector-wide vision turns into 'numbers control'
Experts fear race to the bottom and a squeezed middle. John Morgan and Simon Baker report
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White Paper: more power for Hefce to tackle failings
Overhaul will turn funding council from grant-giving quango into 'classic regulator', writes Simon Baker
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'Well-regarded' providers in line for less frequent, light-touch inspections
The inspection of universities by the standards watchdog should move towards a "risk-based" approach that reduces red tape for "well-regarded" institutions, the government's White Paper on higher...
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White Paper: small colleges to get a shot at title
White Paper seeks to ease restrictions on what can be called a 'university'. Simon Baker reports
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UCU joins strike action over pension threats
The University and College Union is set to link up with public sector unions in a national strike over pensions - but one vice-chancellor expects to count the number of strikers "on one hand".
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Trial by fire will prove our mettle, insist v-cs
Majority expect to emerge stronger, but a short tail fear reforms' negative impact, writes Simon Baker
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Leeds Met's mane event ropes in care-leavers
Leeds Metropolitan University is pursuing its widening participation agenda by calling on the services of a former horse whisperer who offers "equine-assisted training" to students and staff.The...
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The big picture show
The White Paper lacks vision: the coalition's short-termism must give way to long-term thinking, Libby Hackett says
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Leading answers: this one's optimistic, this one fears the market...
Mike Boxall and Paul Woodgates consider the attitudes to the new academic order revealed by PA Consulting's latest v-c survey
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Top research institutions in plant sciences and mycology
The table (see related file, right) features the top universities and research organisations in the field of plant sciences and mycology based on highly cited papers published during the period 2000...
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Aping Mankind: Neuromania, Darwinitis and the Misrepresentation of Humanity
Willem Drees considers a passionate argument that humans are driven by more than mere survival
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Why Marx Was Right
Fred Inglis looks for some contemporary comment in a robust defence against the critics of Marxism
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The Inner Lives of Medieval Inquisitors
If there is anything more disturbing than injustice perpetrated by fanaticism, it is the attempts by fanatics to excuse their abuse of power. In this compelling study of medieval inquisitors in...
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Academic Freedom and the Law: A Comparative Study
The Browne Review suggested that universities exist to "generate and diffuse ideas, safeguard knowledge, catalyse innovation, inspire creativity, enliven culture, stimulate regional economies and...
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Quantum Physics for Poets
Graham Farmelo hoped for more pizzazz on an entry-level tour of science's stranger shores