Author sorry for uncredited debt
An historian apologises for failing to acknowledge his former tutor's contributions to book, writes Phil Baty One of the most rewarding things about being an academic is seeing a student protege...
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Ben Wilson's inspiration from his former tutor, Vic Gatrell: the themes and motifs
* Gatrell's course included a detailed handout of several dozen lecture slides, entitled: "The Age of Cant: The reformation of manners and the domestication of humour, 1790 to 1840." Wilson's book is...
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Fury over kickback allegation
Administrators in the US are embroiled in a student loans scandal that has rocked the nation. Jon Marcus reports When cash-strapped students entering Johns Hopkins University this year needed private...
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World Encompassed
No 'legal duty' to prevent student harm In a precedent-setting case, a US court has ruled that the father of a student who died of an apparent heroin overdose cannot bring a negligence suit against...
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My career is being killed by blind bureaucracy
An academic facing dismissal after a 'spreadsheet appraisal' calls for more human, not automated, management A curt e-mail, cold in tone, gave me short notice to meet with my boss. It could only be...
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Ruth Scurr
This week, for the first time, I have an e-mail from 10 Downing Street in my inbox. Not an invitation to tea, but confirmation that I have added my signature to an e-petition in support of keeping...
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Secrecy only serves to fuel our suspicion
By suppressing data on their primate research, universities are stifling essential debate, argues Michele Thew Open, rigorous debate is the lifeblood of academic endeavour. British universities are...
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Tough on crime, tough on words
The apparent ease with which fake students can get their hands on thousands of pounds in loans is worrying. Adeleke Adebayo, for example, created 17 bogus identities for himself and used five of them...
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Barcelona tackles London rival
The London School of Economics should be afraid. The Barcelona Graduate School of Economics intends to give the LSE a run for its money with five economics masters taught in English at its beachfront...
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Survey should redo the maths
The Guardian 's survey of the best place to study a subject will doubtless be useful to prospective students. Potential maths undergraduates, however, would be advised to choose carefully. Hull...
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Bum notes in cycle success
Leeds University academics are a healthy bunch. A scheme to offer staff bicycles at a discount has proved so popular that the university has had to double its budget. Steffi Hasse, Leeds's transport...
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Brush up on Bollywood etiquette
The potential for faux pas during the Bollywood Oscars should be greatly reduced by a Sheffield Hallam University training session. It offers local dignitaries a chance to learn about Indian culture...
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Why revel in birth of imperial monster?
Celebrating 'America's 400th Birthday' ignores the genocide of the continent's native people, argues Taiaiake Alfred "America's 400th Birthday", the year-long staging of the mythologies of...
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The political master eclipsed by his shadow
Could Brown make more of an impact than Blair? A historical parallel suggests it's not impossible, says Richard Toye The Prime Minister left office amid allegations of war-mongering and with his name...
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A lottery in which we would all win
Social engineering has always gone on in universities. Bob Brecher claims a fairer system would not allocate places based on 'talent' The recent spat about the Universities and Colleges Admissions...