Artifice is the name of The X Factor game
The gigantic, apocalyptic glittering ball of The X Factor reflects back only what we give it, argues Will Brooker
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Vanity, thy name is D108
"I won't take this lying down." That was the forthright response of Dr Quintock of our Department of Media and Cultural Studies to the news that his BA D108 course has been axed by Janet Fluellen,...
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Leader: Together, they are stronger
To compete on the world stage, universities are increasingly considering mergers as a way to enhance status and expertise
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Research intelligence - Oh Lords, please don't let me be misunderstood
EPSRC heads see no contradiction in peer review policy, but critics remain puzzled. Paul Jump writes
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Put down the trowel, step away from the bricks and mortar
Critics attack campus building frenzy in the midst of swingeing budget cuts. Jon Marcus reports
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The week in higher education
• An open letter to The Daily Telegraph on 7 December from nearly 500 professors lamented that the government's higher education White Paper would allow "private, for-profit companies substantial...
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From where I sit - Ethical engagement
In Mexico, shortly after Felipe Calderon took the presidential office in December 2006, he launched a major crackdown on the country's drug cartels. Since then, it has been estimated that about 45,...
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Appointments
University of New South WalesMichelle SimmonsA quantum computation expert has been honoured as New South Wales' Scientist of the Year at the NSW Government's Science and Engineering Awards 2011....
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For fair access, Oxford needs to drop the snobbery
Not being 'suckered' by posh veneer is the key to succeeding, Baroness Kennedy tells Simon Baker
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Thinking of a Master Plan
Alan Ryan on how California’s famed system might work in the UK
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Striving to be first among equals
The egalitarian bent of Dutch society has been reflected in its higher education sector - until now. Jack Grove discovers that government and global forces are spurring some institutions to try to...
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If you go down to a campus today...
You're in for a big surprise. From Gothic castles and follies to an airport (and something not too fragrant), university sites across the land are home to some extraordinary places, discovers Matthew...
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Conceptual sculpture as popular resource (1 of 2)
Having, pre-retirement, been an academic in what is now called "digital humanities", I much appreciated Matthew Reisz's sapient article on the current state of play ("Surfdom", 8 December). Beyond...
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Conceptual sculpture as popular resource (2 of 2)
Matthew Reisz's apparent irritation with the "democratic" aspirations of the Online Chopin Variorum Edition might have been lessened had he troubled to understand whom the OCVE serves and how it does...
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Mad Men don't innovate
The i-Map study ("i-Map finds too many weeds in the portfolio garden", 8 December) found an order of waste in UK universities' new course development, but subjecting new course ideas to conventional...