TV review: Protecting Our Children: Damned If They Do, Damned If They Don't
Social workers are much maligned, says Gary Day, but all they do is try to help those who need it most
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Janet Folkes, 1959-2012
Both as an engineer and a world record-breaking balloonist, Janet Folkes was a high-flyer.Born on 20 July 1959, Dr Folkes grew up in Nottingham and studied at the University College of Wales...
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THE Scholarly Web
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Campus round-up
University of ExeterTrading placesA student and senior administrator saw what life was like on the other side of the fence as part of a two-day shadowing scheme. Imogen Sanders, a third-year English...
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Odds and quads
The largest ever donation of material to the University of Oxford's Bodleian Library came, somewhat surprisingly, from a Chicago ragtime pianist.
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9 February 2012
Smoke out the bad books - A six-point cipher to crack the baloney code
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Stake recipe
John Lewis’ values: a palatable hit for a divided sector, argues Sally Feldman
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MPs reject Les Ebdon's selection as Offa director
A political row over the next director of fair access has been sparked after Tory MPs on the Business, Innovation and Skills select committee rejected the selection of Les Ebdon as preferred...
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Political wrangling as Offa appointment hangs in balance
Ministers could still have the final say on whether Les Ebdon is appointed as the next director of fair access, even though it looks likely that a committee of MPs has voted against his appointment.
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BIS Committee may have blocked Les Ebdon from Offa job
Speculation is rife that the government’s preferred candidate for the post of director of fair access – Les Ebdon – has been blocked from the role by Conservative MPs after a delay in the...
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College of Law sale enters crucial stage
The potential takeover of a private higher education college with degree-awarding powers has entered a crucial stage, with education giant Pearson reportedly the front-runner to secure the deal.
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Inside Higher Ed: Well endowed
By Mitch Smith, for Inside Higher Ed
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Postgraduate education to be addressed by independent commission
An independent inquiry has been launched to investigate postgraduate education.
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Essex names new vice-chancellor
The University of Essex has appointed a senior manager at Durham University as its new vice-chancellor.
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FE colleges to win over half of ‘core and margin’ places
Further education colleges are set to receive more student places from the price-based “margin” than universities after the initial allocations were revealed by the government.