Massive black mirror
Alan Ryan on the dystopian and utopian aspects of MOOCs
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Open to abuse
As the traditional academic publishing model comes under pressure from legitimate criticism, austerity and alternative forms, firms are springing up to exploit the uncertainty. Iain Stevenson...
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Alison Lee, 1952-2012
"A truly major scholar" who transformed our understanding of doctoral research has died.Alison Lee was born on 25 July 1952 and brought up in the small Tasmanian town of Burnie before going on to...
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THE Scholarly Web
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Campus round-up
University of East AngliaChained lettersA collection of letters that paints a vivid picture of 19th-century American slavery has gone on display in Norwich as part of Black History Month. The letters...
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Between Two Stools: Scatology and its Representation in English Literature, Chaucer to Swift, by Peter J. Smith
David Palumbo pooh-poohs any suggestion that ‘shiterature’ has no place in academic study
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Cézanne: A Life, by Alex Danchev
For most of the past century, Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) has been revered as one of the great modern artists, the painter whose landscapes, nudes and portraits galvanised a generation including Henri...
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Get paid to ask for money
Educational fundraising is a young profession that needs to be better defined to attract candidates, says Shirley Pearce
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So many aspirant doctors, so little time
EUA report uncovers global commonalities in PhD education. Elizabeth Gibney reports
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THE World University Rankings 2012-13
Losses for UK and US as Eastern excellence drives start to bear fruit. Elizabeth Gibney reports
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Mahmood 'not ideological' on private providers
Labour's shadow higher education minister has said she is open to "a diversity of provision and providers" in the sector.
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Achievement report is here to stay, says chief architect
Academics will be encouraged to do more to advise their students on what extra-curricular activities will improve their employability, as part of a new system of measuring achievement at university.
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Oxford seeks £3 billion but v-c decries state withdrawal
University of Oxford vice-chancellor Andrew Hamilton has announced plans to increase the institution's fundraising target from £1.25 billion to £3 billion, while issuing a warning that philanthropy...
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Link between misconduct and retractions 'bigger than thought'
Research misconduct accounts for a much higher proportion of retractions in biomedical literature than previously believed, a new study has concluded.
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Cambridge given triple-A rating by Moody's
The University of Cambridge has taken a step closer to borrowing millions of pounds on the bond markets after US ratings agency Moody's gave it an AAA credit rating.