UCL recruits star to helm flagship
Queen Mary loses high-profile intellectual Lisa Jardine to London rival. Matthew Reisz reports
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A-level grades throw number of places into doubt
But Hefce says 'no reason to believe' AAB policy will shut out more students. John Morgan writes
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Shared Services Centre is 'below standard' and new tasks won't help it improve, says STFC head
The performance of the "already over-stretched" Shared Services Centre for the UK research councils may suffer further when new bodies begin to use the centre in the coming months, it has been warned.
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QAA rules on collaborations demand more from degree-awarding bodies
Universities should regularly inspect their collaborative partners to check on their financial stability and legal status, according to beefed-up Quality Assurance Agency requirements.
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Do women seek smaller grant sums than men?
Women may be systematically asking for smaller amounts of research funding than men, a study has claimed.
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Basic economics: make sure the staff are paid
Buckingham unaware that college it validates has slipped again. David Matthews writes
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News in brief
Healthcare studiesHEA's prescription for learningThe 糖心Vlog Academy has announced plans to work with the Council of Deans of Health on a year-long project to improve education for health...
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Penny for your magical thoughts
We can't resist investing in karma and bargaining with fate, say researchers. Matthew Reisz reports
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Hawking Incorporated: Stephen Hawking and the Anthropology of the Knowing Subject
The 'lone genius' relies on others, says Jon Turney, our most famous living thinker particularly so
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Odd Couples: Friendships at the Intersection of Gender and Sexual Orientation
Can women and men be friends, not just across gender lines but also the Rubicon of sexual orientation? Can straight men be besties with lesbians; can straight women pal up properly with gays? The...
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Brazilian Art under Dictatorship: Antonio Manuel, Artur Barrio, and Cildo Meireles
Amid the repressive anos de chumbo ("leaden years") of the Brazilian dictatorship that held power from 1968 to 1975, visual artists developed innovative aesthetics and forms of artwork while creating...
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Marilyn: The Passion and the Paradox
Star who worked hard on understanding herself and others deserves better, opines Mary Evans
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The Music Between Us: Is Music a Universal Language?
Pity the poor musicologist, until relatively recently able to preside with impunity over fiefdoms of specialist know-ledge but now required to know the distinguishing nuances of sludge, black or doom...
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Governing Post-War Britain: The Paradoxes of Progress, 1951-1973
The period covered by Governing Post-War Britain is that of "the long boom", a period of economic success. But by the 1970s, the British people, although doing better, were feeling worse. That is the...
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I cite, you cite, we all cite together
"Why me?" That was the defensive reaction of T.G. Ventnor, our Professor of Leisure Studies, to the allegation that the learned journal of which he is editor had displayed "anomalous citation...