Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a heavyweight thinker. He affirms that reality rules, that the role of theoreticians is to provide the gods with endless amusement, and that prediction is by mugs, for mugs....
In the post-9/11 world, few issues have received more attention than the question of what exactly it is that turns seemingly ordinary people into terrorists. Why would anybody strap on a suicide vest...
A simple new approach to poems has come upon us; it may free us from the knotweeds of theory, obscure discourse or self-delighting ideologies that now guard poems. The method guides us to the poem’s...
Honorary professorships can be controversial because they are sometimes awarded to individuals who have made large donations or who can serve marketing and promotional purposes, and also because they...
Taxpayer-backed funding for students at private colleges rose by 138 per cent to £100 million last year, with a private equity-owned institution that did not meet all quality standards accounting for...
David Matthews on growing signs of cross-party accord as BIS recasts education as an export
A Tory MP has warned that there is opposition on his party’s front bench to Les Ebdon, following criticism of his comments on the “snobbery” surrounding university education.
NUS survey shows higher rates of work, worry and withdrawal among worse-off. Chris Parr reports
Academics at the University of Sussex say they were left stunned at a meeting of the institution’s senate when management refused to discuss motions put forward by union members of 17 departments...
Report draws US notice but experts say journals will not ‘play RCUK game’. Paul Jump reports
St Mary’s fails to transform into university following QAA critique of hypnosis course. Jack Grove writes
Holyrood seeks power over admissions, governance and, via the SFC, courses. David Matthews reports
Gandhi is the inspiration for a rail-based college. Joanna Sugden reports from New Delhi
The value of a traditional, campus-based degree is being eroded by rising confidence in online courses, a US survey has revealed.
Personal experience can drive scholars to push the boundaries in their chosen field, writes Jon Marcus