Intellectuals - and particularly academics - have been accused by one of their own of making the world a worse and more dangerous place in the 20th century.Thomas Sowell, senior fellow of the Hoover...
'Non-standard' applicants may lose out as 6,000 student places are lost. Rebecca Attwood writes
UUK president offers home truths to fees review. Rebecca Attwood and Melanie Newman report
Yale boss welcomes 'audacious' ambitions of emerging Asian nations. Phil Baty reports
A faculty at the centre of an embarrassing plagiarism case has ordered senior researchers to check more carefully the drafts of papers written by inexperienced colleagues.The faculty of medical...
College cites government reductions and RAE results as reasons for purge. John Morgan writes
Shared Service Centre's business plan in the dock for grossly inaccurate forecasts. Zoë Corbyn writes
Universities are inadvertently "exploiting" small arts organisations because of their superior negotiating skills when working on joint projects.An analysis commissioned by the London Centre for Arts...
'Barrel scraped' as funders strive to delineate REF measure in the arts. Melanie Newman reports
The Scottish Funding Council has come under fire after overhauling the way large sums of money are allocated for knowledge-transfer and capital projects.The SFC's new investment committee, launched...
Knowledge transferKT pays but IP is a barrierInvestment in research and knowledge exchange pays off, according to research. A report compiled for the ÌÇÐÄVlog Funding Council for England...
Culture clash sees overseas students flock together to the detriment of learning. John Morgan writes
Gary Day is moved by Julie Walters' superb portrayal of Mo Mowlam but finds Hamlet leaves him cold
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Politicians and people profess to prize authenticity and integrity, but discerning the truthful person from the sincere but self-deceived and the dissembling is tricky. Simon Blackburn ponders...