Agreeing on the unequivocal
The Higher Education Policy Instituteās reports are meant to encourage debate, so it is good to see Howard Hotsonās response to our latest publication, Keeping up with the Germans, which I wrote (ā...
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One for the archives
In his September speech to Universities UK, Jo Johnson reported (anecdotally) that some teaching was ālamentableā and he was ādetermined to address itā, but did not mention how (āJo Johnson: research...
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Creative solutions
As chair of university English, I write to express our profound regret that the Department for Education has decided to discontinue the creative writing A level after the 2018 summer examinations....
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Instant regret
Clean energy from coffee grounds sounds wonderful (āWeek in higher educationā, News, 10 September), but soaking the grounds in sodium hydroxide (made by electrolysis, very energy-intensive) and then...
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Weāve been here before
Jo Johnsonās debut UUK speech offered variations on a Willettsian theme, but with a few chords to make his audience shift uneasily
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Hitting the buffers
Post-crisis, UK academicsā pay stays flat
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Keeping Stoke-on-Trent at the heart of ceramics
University shows its new āfusionā collection at this yearās Ceramics Biennial
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Interview with Chris Naunton
We talk to the director of the Egypt Exploration Society about mummies, whether university is right for everyone and his one-time ambition to play guitar for Radiohead
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MRC chief John Savill: āillusionā that research council mergers will save money
Sir John makes robust defence of current set-up as he warns sector not to be ācomplacentā about councilsā future
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Wikipedian in residence āimproves public access to scienceā
But individuals are still much more likely to trust NHS sources of information on cancer
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NSS results unrelated to teaching quality, study claims
Research by University of Oxford academics provides evidence that student satisfaction scores are unconnected to exam performance
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Improving universitiesā tech transfer āis not about cold-callingā
Fledgling company reaches out to the US sector to help broker university and industry collaboration