Just like that, the hand is faster than the brain
Neuroscientists use illusions to illuminate what's going on inside our heads. Matthew Reisz reports
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No shame in the name - we meant the university, not the autocrat
Cambridge college defends and then withdraws 'Nazarbayev Fellowship'. David Matthews reports
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College principal cheated Herts and students
Overseas students in the UK could be unwitting holders of fake University of Hertfordshire degrees after a man was jailed for forging them, according to police.
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Travel broadens career horizons
Year abroad pays rich professional and personal dividends, case studies show. Matthew Reisz writes
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News in brief
Private provisionShow us the alternativeThe Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has chosen a partner to provide "a comprehensive picture of HE provision by private and alternative...
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News in brief
RussiaThere and back againThe Russian government may fund students to attend leading foreign universities, as long as they return home to work. If the programme is given the go-ahead, the state will...
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Game on as 'top X' plans fail to hit diversity spot
US policies that guarantee top-performing school pupils a place at university in order to increase racial diversity on campus have failed because middle-class white families "game" the system by...
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Sector shuts out external consultants in era of austerity
But cutbacks at a minority of institutions may mask overall spending increase. David Matthews reports
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No shortage of managers but academics bemoan a 'leadership lacuna'
When lecturers are asked who they look to for academic leadership, they cite colleagues and even dead people - but not their own managers.That is one possible message to be drawn from research by the...
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Hefce chief stands by policy comments
The head of England's funding council has maintained that government policy on higher education contains "contradictions", despite being "in trouble" for his comments.
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Ethical and time constraints equal network failure
Researchers' scruples about networking may be hampering their careers, a report has suggested.
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Honours sacrificed to vocational growth
Hefce in dark over extent of transfer to sub-degree courses under new system. John Morgan reports
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0.5% offer piles pressure on pay bargaining
The pressure on universities to abandon national pay bargaining is likely to grow after another minimal pay offer to staff, a prominent personnel chief has argued.
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Grant winners
RESEARCH COUNCILS UKPublic Engagement with Research Catalysts? Award winner: Albert A. Rodger? Institution: University of Aberdeen? Value: ?299,856A progressive model for institutional culture change...
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Raw, not for consumption
Unpublished research data must be placed beyond the FoI's reach or the academy will suffer, Kevin Schürer warns