V-c quits over Australian admissions scandal
The vice-chancellor of an Australian university is to step down along with his deputy over “irregularities” that helped a close relative to secure a place at the institution.
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Assessing impact at proposal stage ‘absurd’
The Astronomer Royal has called for a system of scientific research funding which puts far less stress on “improving efficiency in the ‘office management’ sense” and sets out to “maximize the chance...
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Teacher training reforms to cut loose universities operating in isolation
Universities that do not demonstrate “extensive school involvement” in their initial teacher training provision may cease to be able to offer such courses.
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Thousands prepare to march as protest leaders denounce police tactics
Thousands of students are due to march through London on 9 November in a “day of action” coordinated by the National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts.
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New chief executive appointed by Jisc
Higher education’s IT body has announced a new head as it looks to respond to severe cuts in central funding.
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Twenty seven ask to cut fees to allow expansion
A total of 27 universities and colleges have applied to lower their tuition fees in 2012-13 so they can compete for some of the 20,000 cut-price places being created by the government.
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Inside Higher Ed: Global marketplace
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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Prospects brighten for graduates seeking work
Graduate unemployment has fallen for the first time since the start of the recession, according to a report published today.
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Open-access science journal leaves editing to the experts
A new open-access life and biomedical sciences journal, conceived with the aim of transforming research communication and speeding up the publication process, has announced its title and editorial...
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Scottish internationalism: Salmond welcomes Heriot-Watt’s Dubai campus
A Scottish university has opened a new ?35 million campus in Dubai aimed at the United Arab Emirates job market.Heriot-Watt University, which earlier this year unveiled a global strategy that it...
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Student review: Debating Social Rights
Authors: Conor Gearty and Virginia MantouvalouEdition: FirstPublisher: HartPages: 201Price: ?15.00ISBN 9781849460231Debating Social Rights is part of Hart's Debating Law series, edited by Peter Cane...
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Law round-up
Essential Mental Health Law: A Guide to the Revised Mental Health Act and the Mental Capacity Act 2005Authors: Anthony Maden and Tim Spencer-LaneEdition: FirstPublisher: Hammersmith PressPages:...
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Languages and Linguistics round-up
Introduction to Sociolinguistics: Society and IdentityAuthors: Sharon K. Deckert and Caroline H. VickersEdition: FirstPublisher: ContinuumPages: 256Price: ?65.00 and ?19.99ISBN 9781441150233 and...
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Psychology and Psychiatry round-up
Group Problem SolvingAuthor: Patrick R. LaughlinEdition: FirstPublisher: Princeton University PressPages: 168Price: ?52.00, ?20.95 and ?25.14ISBN 9780691147901, 9780691147918 and 9781400836673 (e-...
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A difficult tablet to swallow but the prognosis looks good
Teaching with the aid of notebook PCs is given a cautious thumbs up by lecturers. Jack Grove writes