Italians: end corrupt selection
Twelve of Italy's most illustrious scholars and scientists have called for reform of the country's corrupt system for filling academic posts, writes Paul Bompard. In an open letter, the signatories,...
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Irish to defy OECD on fees
The Irish Government seems certain to defy Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development advice to introduce tuition fees or it will fail to develop globally competitive universities and...
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Israelis battle for quality as cuts bite
Israel's universities are fighting to maintain the quality of their education and research in the face of continued cuts in government funding. Since 2001, 900 million shekels (£112 million) has been...
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China gets 'pipeline' to Australia
Australia's major overseas student recruiting agency is expanding its operations in China in an effort to counter an unexpected decline in enrolments. IDP Education Australia signed an agreement with...
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Schwartz has picked up the ball. Let's run with it
The admissions review should start a period of historical reflection and self-awareness, hopes Gary McCulloch When I was a student, some years ago, there was a well-known story about a previous...
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Nancy Rothwell
Three million animals are used in experiments each year - a necessity to prevent disease in humans and animals. Over the summer I have become infuriated by friends and colleagues outside the...
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Hastened to the grave
University admissions are no laughing matter, but Steven Schwartz, the Government's fair access guru, managed to raise a titter at last week's Sutton Trust conference. Professor Schwartz opened his...
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An office and a gentleman
If there is no room at the inn, what should the innkeeper do? Well, a model answer to this conundrum was provided by the estates office at Buckingham University when it came to finding accommodation...
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A novel namecheck
The Line of Beauty , the fourth novel by Alan Hollinghurst, is favourite to win this year's Booker Prize and is expected to make the shortlist next Tuesday. The story is set in the 1980s and...
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Straight onto the shortlist
It promises to be one of the toughest postings in higher education. Even so, one might have expected more than 38 people to apply for the job of England's first university access tsar. Yet, according...
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My revolting past
London South Bank University vice-chancellor Deian Hopkin recalls the turbulent political climate of 1960s Aberystwyth While many leading academics become interested in politics, Deian Hopkin was...
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Why I... think it is vital that academics put up a fight against casualisation
One of the main issues facing young academics is the increasing casualisation of the higher education workforce. But the emphasis that current education policy places on creating a "flexible...
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An elitist's manifesto
Tory plans for higher education funding would restrict access, argues Vincent Carpentier. The Conservatives' "Funding the Future" has been presented as a radical project for higher education that...
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An idea that spells inequality
Proposals to allow IQ tests to be used to diagnose dyslexia will increase discrimination, says Ross Cooper. Dyslexia is at the centre of a bitter battle - and new recommendations on learning...
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Don't tell students to pull their socks up
Such comments won't help homesick students settle, but getting them to socialise and advising them to learn to cook will, says Jill Nicholls ÌÇÐÄVlogsickness is normal, I say. There is a slight shift in...