The different means-tested bursary and fee-waiver schemes introduced by universities to mitigate the impact of higher tuition fees on poorer students will create “further complexityâ€, including “...
Almost a quarter of students and school-leavers in the UK intend to study abroad, with the main motivators being a desire for adventure, plans for an international career or financial worries about...
In the Upper Midwest, "What do you know?" generates the reply "Not much. You?" From the Romans, historians of science typically get a similar answer: "warmed-over Greek science". Daryn Lehoux offers...
Is post gendered? Does correspondence encourage queer cross-connections? Does the role of the postal or telegraph worker as an intermediary in love affairs (today, perhaps, we might think of the...
Daily variations in human activity are driven by our built-in biological clocks, finds Greg Murray
Ever since the tragedy caused by hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2008, the world has had its doubts about the longevity of "The City that Care Forgot". Long associated with carefree music and fleshly...
This guidebook, which steers us confidently through some of the thickets of literary theory, is of the companionable and clever variety that we have become accustomed to expect from Terry Eagleton....
Matthew Feldman reports on the modus operandi of far-Right 'leaderless resistance'
AustraliaTrustworthiness ratedThe Australian government has released a report containing data about how likely international students are to breach immigration rules based on their country of origin...
Academics must be more involved in decision-making, David Matthews hears
Institutions get targets on 'economic relevance', income and dropout rates. David Matthews writes
National Union of StudentsBurns can stay, Willetts should goLiam Burns was re-elected president of the National Union of Students, while the union also voted to call for the resignation of...
REF and students' desire for insider insights spur career-switch scheme. David Matthews reports
Institute will study the appeal of death-camp tours and kitsch tourist traps. Matthew Reisz reports
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCILResearch grant• Award winner: Mark Blagrove• Institution: Swansea University• Value: £99,483Dream content as a measure of memory consolidation across multiple...