How the vampire got his teeth
On Halloween, Richard Sugg reveals how early stories of death from paralysing nightmares morphed into tales of vampires
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Legal appeals not the answer for students
Daniel Sokol makes a number of useful observations on university appeals (“Students have a right to redress, so give them a fair hearingâ€, Opinion, 24 October). Like Sokol and others before him, the...
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Debate over Nazi ‘race index’ tools found at Stellenbosch
South African university’s research into academic department’s role in apartheid draws criticism from Afrikaaners
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That’s Dr, if you please
In Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, the theme of academic titles makes a fleeting appearance. The title character is an academic archaeologist, and his young sidekick, Short Round, urges the...
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Government-commissioned researchers 'leaned on'
LSE research points to Whitehall ‘trying it on’
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Mooc rival OERu puts accreditation on menu
Coursework to be assessed for academic credit by member institutions
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It would be a really big help if…
His portfolio safe, David Willetts can enjoy some stability and clarity, the very things v-cs would like from the minister
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REF 2020 open access rules not ‘scary’, forum hears
Reassurance and concerns stated over new framework’s requirements
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Lancaster historian appeals against his inclusion in REF
Scholar hopes his ‘surreal’ action will show that excluded colleagues were ‘discriminated’ against
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Six months’ notice too restrictive, says scholar
Academic denied permission to start new job until after REF deadline
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Rich-poor higher education gap ‘wider than in 1963’
Social class ‘still biggest predictor of university attendance post-Robbins report’, conferences hear
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The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality, by Angus Deaton
Kitty Stewart finds wisdom in a study of progress and disparity between nations and people
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Hefce offers cash to promote back-office tie-ups
Sector yet to take full advantage of VAT exemption for ‘cost-sharing groups’
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Make your marque worldwide
Jim Northover considers whether the next global “mega-brand†could be a UK university
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31 October 2013
To every season, turn - Lynne Segal on ageing, activism and life as a ‘sexual warrior’