A third of REF subpanels to use citation counts
A third of the subpanels in the 2014 research excellence framework intend to use citation information.
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Land of the free hits the highest note on overseas student fees
US is the costliest of 10 countries surveyed, with Australia and UK close behind. John Morgan writes
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Middlesex braces for 50% drop in Indian recruitment as sector fears a trend
Fears are growing that new visa rules could expose UK universities to a sharp downturn in demand from Indian students next year, after one university reported a large drop in numbers.
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UCU definitely minds the gap
Elite deals pursued in defiance of national parity will reap 'pain', union warns. John Morgan reports
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Ex-UUK head in new role as smaller-than-life action hero
US academic's bespoke model of Sir Steve Smith is 'a lot thinner', subject observes. John Gill reports
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News in brief
University of Abertay DundeeOnce and future departure of KingThe University of Abertay Dundee has once again confirmed the retirement of its suspended principal Bernard King, and said that all legal...
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Mersey-Lancs links spark fears
No urge to merge with Liverpool, insists Lancaster's v-c, but union sounds warning. John Morgan reports
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False economies
The EPSRC's funding shift from investigator-driven work to application-driven R&D is misguided, says Philip Moriarty
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Critical path: how did a book reviewer and an author end up in court?
Richard J. Evans weighs a High Court judgment that awarded an academic £65,000 in damages for negative coverage of her work
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Learn to discern
Technology is, of course, an aid to education, says Frank Webster, but we must teach students how to evaluate and filter information
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The new rules of the game
Laments about the ease with which we can be hypnotised by our past are merely the frustrated rants of culture's now-redundant gatekeepers, argues Philip Dodd
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Man about town
The future lies in greener, more intimate communities, Gary Day hears from a geographer on the edge
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Diary
LondonHe Who Dared: Dirk BogardeDirk Bogarde, who died in 1999 but would have been 90 this year, was one of the most celebrated and enigmatic British actors of his generation. Although he started his...
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The Pick - Edinburgh International and Fringe Festivals
Credit: Natasha RazinaRare event: Richard Strauss' opera Die Frau ohne SchattenEdinburgh International and Fringe FestivalsEdinburghEdinburgh is officially a city of 12 different festivals, but, with...
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Now it's Wobbleton University!
Fears that our university may be gaining a reputation for indecisiveness have been increased by the news of another change to our proposed undergraduate tuition fees for next year.When the new fees...