Complaints to the OIA fall for the first time
Better university grievance processes may be behind the drop in adjudicator’s caseload
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QAA warning over UK international branch campus definition
Standards watchdog calls on universities to beware misleading students about overseas facilities
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A State of Play: British Politics on Screen, Stage and Page, from Anthony Trollope to The Thick of It, by Steven Fielding
Vernon Bogdanor has a few points of order on an analysis of political fiction’s wider effects
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Richard J. Evans on a most unusual college
The provost-elect of Gresham College examines the institution’s long and surprising history
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Sharing is a way of life for millions on Academia.edu
The head of the online academic social network discusses open goals and communal joys
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With Oxford, innovation is not a walk in the park
Peter Dobson, former leader of Begbroke Science Park, lays out frustrations with university
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Closed minds: the media and animal research
As researchers commit to greater openness, the media has an important role to play, says Adrian Deeny
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Classics example: any answers for modern languages’ decline?
Seminar on strategies to tackle parlous state of discipline in UK told to note recent recovery of Classics
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Are research output measures more worthy than critical review?
Citation in high-impact journals valued more than scholarly assessment
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Mammon's Kingdom: An Essay on Britain, Now, by David Marquand
Danny Dorling lauds an impassioned call to tame the UK’s ever more toxic worship of money
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Erudition needed for in-out vote
In the debate about Scottish independence, university leaders have been notably reticent in stating their position
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An uncertain future for Scottish research
Scotland’s academics should be concerned about the impact of a ‘yes’ vote, says Jill Stephenson
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What might independence mean for Scotland's universities?
Whatever the result of the referendum, the impact on Scottish higher education will be considerable. David Matthews talks to advocates for both sides
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Controlled explosion after ‘suspicious items’ found at Newcastle University
Police have carried out a controlled explosion after finding “suspicious items” in a Newcastle University building.
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Fat-cat presidential pay tackled with job-share application
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed