Parents' education āhas greater effectā in unequal countries
Earnings gap greater in UK and US, suggests Institute of Education research
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Glasgow āreassuresā students and staff on fossil fuel work
The University of Glasgow has insisted it remains committed to teaching and research on fossil fuels as part of its work in science and engineering
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THE podcast: 30 October - 5 November 2014 issue review
Download the podcastThomas Docherty, the University of Warwick professor recently cleared by tribunal of undermining the authority of a head of department; the immigration minister James Brokenshireā...
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Teacher training full-time posts āunder threatā
UUK report warns over consequences of switch to School Direct
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Do scholars need 'performance free' time and space?
Michael Power considers the implications of academics being monitored in ever more and increasingly disparate aspects of work
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Uncontrolled expansion: how private colleges grew
Andrew McGettigan visits one institution, using it as a case study to explore concerns about the coalitionās policies
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30 October 2014
Uncontrolled growth - The rapid expansion of private colleges
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Victoria Henshaw, 1971-2014
A pioneer in the field of sensory studies and urban design has died
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Q&A with Carla Valentine
We speak to the technical curator of Barts Pathology Museum, part of the School of Medicine and Dentistry at Queen Mary University of London
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Who is Stronzo Bestiale?
A blogger gets to the bottom of tale concerning a physicist whose name means ātotal assholeā in Italian
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World in brief - 30 October 2014
United StatesScrutiny over sexual assaults growsThere has been a 50 per cent rise in the number of government investigations into US higher education institutionsā handling of sexual assaults on...
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Grant winners - 30 October 2014
Arts and Humanities Research CouncilScience in Culture Innovation AwardsAward winner: Tony PrescottInstitution: University of SheffieldValue: Ā£64,118Cyberselves in immersive technologiesAward winner...
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News in brief - 30 October 2014
USS pensionsTobacco investments under attackThe Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) should reconsider its investments in companies that sell tobacco, arms and fossil fuels, a new campaign says....
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Through the wardrobe
I struggled with Sally Feldmanās article, āPost-dungaree decisionsā, about academic dress (Opinion, 16 October). I know plenty of chic female academics. I wear dresses and am also a radical feminist...
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Regional concerns
It is difficult to understand the basis of the suggestion in the city growth report by the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce that graduates do not work in the...