Apparently there are only 30 great myths about Shakespeare. It doesn’t seem that many for a great man. A great man ought to have a great number of myths, and 30 is not a great number. In fact 30 is...
Philip Kemp wants more substance in the application of literary theory to popular cinema
 Poll position: experts think these are the best in the business The excellent response to the third round of the annual Academic Reputation Survey gives an even more accurate picture of scholarly...
Female graduates are still earning less than their male counterparts, even when they have taken courses from the same subject area, new analysis has found.
The Labour Party has warned that the government’s drive to reduce net migration is choking off the flow of “legitimate university students” while ignoring abuse of the visitor visa route used by...
Former education secretary David Blunkett has challenged universities to stand up to coalition ministers if they have concerns over government reforms.
Matthew Reisz meets scholars whose enquiries are intertwined with their creative endeavours
Artistic practice may count as research within the academy but it must be treated carefully if innovation is not to be stifled
A sideways look at the week’s big stories
Plans by Conservative ministers to limit international students’ use of the NHS could further deter overseas applicants, the sector has warned.The move coincides with an analysis published this week...
Office for Fair AccessNine new faces in advisory dozenThe head of an Oxford college is one of nine new members of an advisory group on university access. Sir Ivor Crewe, master of University College...
Beat thatReanimated animal hearts and a series of musical pendulums originally developed for Icelandic singer Björk are among the exhibits at a university gallery in the Republic of Ireland. The...
Scholar says dislike of planning leads to poor choices by universities. David Matthews reports
These items come from a few of the nearly 10,000 boxes of archival material that have just been donated by the international development charity Oxfam to the University of Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries.