Like the road in Bilbo Baggins' song, the Tolkien industry goes ever on. No self-respecting medievalist's pension plan is complete, it seems, without a "pop" book explaining how J.R.R. got it all...
Will Obama-Romney race end in higher education cuts regardless of victor? Elizabeth Gibney writes
Elizabeth Gibney meets the left-wing Chilean youth leader with a message for European students
Global survey shows how alma maters can connect with MBA crowd. David Matthews reports
Open accessFinch formulaThe Academy of Social Sciences plans to host a major conference looking at how implementing the Finch review on open access will affect the arts, humanities and social...
Roehampton director calls for bonfire of providers with a sense of entitlement. John Elmes reports
United StatesTake a hike? Have 21The head of a US higher education system has had to backtrack after he "mistakenly" ordered 21 salary increases for system executives without the board's approval....
South Africa reaches 'tipping point on unbalanced affirmative action'. David Matthews reports
ACTION MEDICAL RESEARCHResearch grantsAward winner: Cathy HillInstitution: University of SouthamptonValue: £199,752Down's syndrome and obstructive sleep apnoea: better screening might stop...
The UK's data-skills gap must be filled for the good of the social sciences and society at large, argues Ian Diamond
Bruce Macfarlane asks UK universities involved in the overseas gold rush: what price profit if you abandon your values?
As long as Ian Brady lives, he serves a useful function for society, argues Lisa Downing - as a convenient cultural repository for evil
Experts say many young people deterred by fear of debt are missed by Polar data. Jack Grove reports
Universities should take millions of pounds set aside for bursaries and tuition-fee discounts for poor students and use it to fund a new education allowance for teenagers, a report says.The study by...
Chomsky among those decrying the removal of a Manchester Met professor. Jack Grove writes