Against Fairness
Against Fairness is presented as a cheerful, chatty look at contemporary ethics. The intimation is that the author is going to defend dreadful vices in the manner of an agent provocateur ("Bias,...
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Stewart Parker: A Life
Playwright Stewart Parker was born in October 1941, some months after the Belfast Blitz, and wrote that he carried pre-natal memories of that event. He speculated over whether memory begins in the...
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The God Problem: Expressing Faith and Being Reasonable
Do religious adherents need sociology's help to defend themselves? Steve Fuller has his doubts
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Title fight: Ireland's institutes make their nominative case
Universities object as technology colleges align to bid for a status upgrade. Jon Marcus reports
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Pharmacy recruitment may be unhealthy in high doses
Lack of enrolment caps could leave many out of work, warns student group. Elizabeth Gibney writes
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Try conversation as well as action, libraries told
Better marketing, a stronger presence within core curricula and even "Bumps and Babies" groups were among the "future strategies for university and college libraries" explored last week at a...
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This is not the end, my friends
Faithful concertgoers prove age has not withered rock's maternal flame, Matthew Reisz hears
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News in brief
Business, Innovation and SkillsDisquiet in the departmental ranksLess than a third of civil servants working in the government department responsible for higher education agree that the department is...
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News in brief
CanadaFrowns greet fall of CivilizationThe Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) has criticised a government decision to rebrand the Canadian Museum of Civilization and change its...
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Canada's take on UK Met case: a tough act to follow
Minister discusses licence retraction and backs hard line according to UKBA. Chris Parr reports
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Lone Star moots charges to make Moocs add up
The University of Texas system plans to offer degree credits for courses completed through the edX online-learning platform and charge for such courses - offering a potential new direction in the...
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Grant winners
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCILGlobal Uncertainties Leadership Fellowships• Award winner: John Wolffe• Institution: The Open University• Value: £287,682Religion, martyrdom and global...
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Twists, turns and tributes
The fate of best-laid plans: Ivor Gaber on high fees, elite casualties and the integrity of a sorely missed journalist
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Outsourcing plan hits the wall
London Met scales back shared services project amid financial uncertainty. John Morgan reports
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Public Trac of institutions' spending proposed
Details of how much money individual universities spend on research and teaching could be made public under proposals designed to create transparency in institutions' reporting of the costs of their...