Reforms may hit part-time numbers, BIS analysis finds
The number of part-time students in England could fall as a result of proposals for university fees and funding, a government document has revealed.
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Court upholds findings of 鈥榝ruitbatgate鈥 investigation
The Irish High Court has ruled that the findings of an investigation by University College Cork into the academic at the centre of the 鈥渇ruitbatgate鈥 affair should stand.
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SAT fails to outclass A levels in spotting talent, study finds
A US-style university entrance test would not help identify academic potential among pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds that might be missed by A levels, a major study has found.
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Fees vote set for 9 December
MPs will vote on whether to lift the tuition fees cap next Thursday, with students and university staff set to protest on the eve of the vote.
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The Cruel Radiance: Photography and Political Violence
Paul Lowe applauds a trenchant defence of photojournalism and the challenges it raises
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Seeds, Sex and Civilization: How the Hidden Life of Plants has Shaped our World
Jonathan Silvertown welcomes a new guide to the science of plants and their not-so-secret sex life
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Them and Us: Changing Britain: Why We Need a Fair Society
Will Hutton is an angry man - angry about the depredations of financial capitalism, angry about a system that offered Lance Bombardier Ben Parkinson, who lost both legs after a landmine exploded in...
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The Canon: Walden; Or Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau
In my five years lecturing at the University of Wales, Lampeter, I was known as an academic who rarely smiled, joked or enthused about the texts. Walden was the exception - I can never think about...
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Romantic Moderns: English Writers, Artists and the Imagination from Virginia Woolf to John Piper
Gary Day climbs on to the see-saw of the English Modernist movement and enjoys the ride
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Egypt: A Short History
Robert Tignor, recently retired from a chair in history at Princeton University, has a well-established reputation as a historian of British colonialism in Africa, particularly Egypt, Kenya and...
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Terrorizing Women: Feminicide in the Americas
Recently I watched a very disturbing film, The Stoning of Soraya M. Based on a true story, the 2008 film depicts the murder in the mid-1980s of an Iranian woman by her husband, her father, her young...
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News in Brief
CanadaCheers for 310 new chairsA C$5.6 million (拢173 million) injection of funds for science and technology research aims to put Canada among the world leaders in those fields. Tony Clement, the...
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Older, wiser, jobless: US adults drawn by degrees
Jon Marcus reports from Seattle on efforts to coax mature students via credit for career experience
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Grant Winners
EUROPEAN RESEARCH COUNCILStarting Grant CompetitionAlmost 鈧580 million (拢491 million) has been awarded by the ERC in its third Starting Grant Competition. The awards of up to 鈧2 million each are...
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Blogconfidential: Should I stay or should I go?
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: Should I stay or should I go?