Here be treasure, but sector unprepared for private raiding parties
The for-profits are coming, warns Matt Robb, and universities must prepare themselves for the rigours of competition before it's too late
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The platinum standard
Academy take note: the International Baccalaureate offers the best preparation for higher study, argue John Oakes and Anthony Seldon
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Other-worldly wise
Science fiction is edging into the mainstream. Is it because life is becoming more like the subcultural visions of the future? asks Roger Luckhurst
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Diary
Southampton Bully BoyMajor Oscar Hadley is flown to the front line to probe allegations of severe misconduct within a self-styled "Bully Boy" unit of the British Army. Yet when young squaddie Eddie...
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The Pick - The Damnation of Faust
The Damnation of FaustEnglish National Opera, London, until 7 JuneIn 2006-07, the site-specific theatre company Punchdrunk put on a thrilling adaptation of Goethe's Faust in a disused London...
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Hubble bubble
In a recently issued five-star, top-priority email, our Director of Curriculum Development, Janet Fluellen, has addressed what she describes as the "urgent issue of hubs".She points out that...
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Leader: Born again in West London
As it rebrands and reshapes, Thames Valley, long a byword for failure, might just be on course to outwit more august names
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Research intelligence - Mighty oaks and little acorns
Curtailing research freedom cuts the odds of producing great work, leading scientist argues. Paul Jump reports
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Off Piste: Truths, lies and Gallic shrugs
Martin Cohen, a long-term resident of Normandy, presents a gourmet repast of his 11 favourite myths about the French, from barefaced fibs to insouciant self-deception and charming vérité
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The week in higher education
Credit: Nick Newman•"At my signal, unleash hell" - not David Willetts launching the new fees system, but the most famous line from a Hollywood actor who apparently yearns to work in UK higher...
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From where I sit - How to ride the blue tide
If you look at a map showing the results of last week's Canadian federal election, you will see a tiny dot of red on the north shore of Lake Ontario, surrounded by a sea of unrelieved Tory blue. Yes...
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Appointments
Staffordshire UniversityRosy CrehanA clarinettist and fashion expert has been appointed executive pro vice-chancellor at Staffordshire University. Rosy Crehan, formerly dean of the Faculty of Arts at...
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Insane in the membrane
Felipe Fernández-Armesto can’t wait to flee the madness infecting the UK
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Back from the brink
A name change - along with the inauguration of a new chancellor this week - is intended to mark the start of a new era for the former Thames Valley University. Rebecca Attwood delves into the...
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Metric misses the full picture of PhD study (1 of 3)
Once again the crude metric of a PhD "completion rate" is used to assess quality ("Poor English a key diagnosis for failure to make PhD grade", 5 May).Blinkered uniformity is often sought for...