Spite and sneering
"Spiteful book reviews" are, says William Gibson, "especially common among academics who have not written books themselves" (Letters, 11 August). Presumably, those who criticise The X Factor as...
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Pop goes the Twitter
I nominated the University of Poppleton's Twitter site as the most admired in higher education social media. Six tweets and 130 followers later, did the IT department lose the weekly auto-tweet...
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Film review: In a Better World
Duncan Wu is impressed by an honest depiction of the emotional and physical harm we inflict and suffer
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TV reviews: Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model & Jersey Shore
Will Brooker considers the comforting tropes of 'reality' TV present in BINTM and Jersey Shore
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Adam Bell, 1984-2011
In a tribute to Adam Bell, John Cater, vice-chancellor of Edge Hill University, said that if there was anyone who did not like him, it was because they loved him instead.Born in Ormskirk, Lancashire...
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THE Scholarly Web
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Campus round-up
University of St AndrewsNow you see him...An undergraduate student has brought invisibility cloaks one step closer to reality by creating an "invisibility sphere" that is able to slow down light....
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Odds and quads
These instruments (see image, right) - inhaler, ether mask, bedpan, a syringe made by Philip Harris and Company and a device used during anaesthesia that contains a Sparklets bulb similar to those in...
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What are you reading?
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Libraries reject 'raw deal' on e-journals
Cut cost of accessing research catalogues or lose RLUK business, publishers told. Paul Jump reports
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18 August 2011
Distortions of reality - It’s time to shatter the A-level illusions
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Teaching-only institutions would ensure affordability and quality, thinktank claims
The majority of universities should stop designing curricula and awarding their own degrees, and offer programmes accredited by major research-intensive institutions.
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Cambridge tops NSS, while London universities rally
Newer universities in London have enjoyed some of the biggest gains in student satisfaction, according to the results of the National Student Survey.
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Arts on an equal footing
The 2011-12 rankings will continue the progress made last year in normalising data so as not to disadvantage non-science subjects. Phil Baty reports
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Arts and humanities ‘shouldn’t be embarrassed’ about links with industry
The Arts and Humanities Research Council has announced the four universities that will lead its new creative economy consortia.