Open to the challenges
The letter “Light and shade in OU student numbers” (12 March) paints a misleading picture of the Open University’s performance. It also questions some of the core principles on which the university...
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The real threats to freedom
Miriam David’s review of Who’s Afraid of Academic Freedom? (“Without let or hindrance”, Books, 12 March) was a thought-provoking read. However, from the review it seems that the book is largely...
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USS must work for support staff
In the otherwise comprehensive report on the changes to the Universities Superannuation Scheme (“Days of reckoning”, Features, 12 March), there was no mention of some of the key issues facing the...
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ESRC: fine-tuning is nothing for fledgling scholars to fear
Research council chief insists the benefits of narrowing funding range for grants scheme outweigh risks
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London Met staff face anxious wait over plan to cut 10% of workforce
Where will the axe fall? Up to 165 jobs may be lost as enrolments tumble
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Visa regime rolls out amid fears about its impact
Sector frets over how requirement for biometric residence permit and lack of overseas English testing options may affect enrolments
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Catholic liberal arts college puts faith in masterpieces
Students at Benedictus will spend half their course outside the classroom ‘studying from the object’
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Rulings keep litigious tendency in check
Two cases assuage concerns about scientific integrity
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Manchester Centre for Youth Studies: where the young are seen and heard
An interdisciplinary centre at Manchester Metropolitan University builds its research around listening to the next generation
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Want to believe? Go on, it will make you happier
Goldsmiths occultism conference hears defence of irrationality
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Win imitation game with overseas trademarks
UK universities must register in regions of transnational activity, lawyer advises
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Arab émigrés ‘have a duty’ to help their home nations make strides
Head of Association of Arab Universities also urges the West not to ignore the plight of Syrian academics and students
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There’s no place like Stanford, but $10K will give you a taste
Silicon Valley giant’s business school brings its 10-week Ignite programme to London
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Ed Byrne: 'new address is a defining moment for King's College London'
The university’s principal on capturing a landmark building, a rebranding volte-face, and the capital’s ‘fizz’
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How to deal with PhD stress: new film offers some tips
The latest video in a series of short self-help programmes takes a sympathetic look at mental health issues