Two-front attack on 'new atheists'
Archbishop and Marxist challenge Dawkins et al's 'off-the-peg enlightenment'. Matthew Reisz writes
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UCU to consider strike over jobs and pensions
Lecturers are to be asked to move towards national strike action over jobs and pensions, amid mounting anger about cuts that could result in "the implosion of the entire sector".The University and...
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Show the sandals out, the suits will save you
Janet boss says that it is time for universities to call in the professionals. Simon Baker reports
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All change again at Gloucestershire as it hunts for another new head
V-c will need to deal with a governance review, debt and a damaging tribunal, writes Simon Baker
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Put anxiety aside for institution's sake, staff told
The vice-chancellor of London Metropolitan University has outlined the scale of the financial challenge facing his institution, prompting fears of further job cuts and course closures.In a packed...
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Higher study's social benefits back case for state funding
Campaign for the recognition of value of education gathers pace. Rebecca Attwood and Phil Baty report
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Academics express 'profound consternation' at support-centre closures
More than 180 academics have signed a letter calling on the Higher Education Academy to reverse its decision to close its network of discipline-based teaching-support centres.The letter expresses "...
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Celtic cuts create states of anxiety
Delays over funding details leave Scots in dark as Welsh face competitive gap. Hannah Fearn writes
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Commoner chameleon
Reactions to Prince William's engagement, A.W. Purdue says, show just how far our social order has shifted
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Students, prepare your strategic campaign for the battle of the fees
Trying to make the Lib Dems keep their pre-election pledge on tuition should be just one tactic in the NUS' arsenal, recommends Ivor Gaber
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Hot papers in Alzheimer's disease research
Hot papers in Alzheimer’s disease researchData provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators database, 2008-2010Â %3Cb%3EPaper%3C/b%3E %3Cbr /%3EAuthor(s),...
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Mother tongue's unruly offspring
An exhibition celebrating the diversity of English throughout history prompts Matthew Reisz to wonder if it is ever possible to halt a language's evolution
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Daytime TV: Needs must
Like cleaning skyscraper windows, the job of helping children in need is never finished, says Gary Day
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Diary
LondonHomage 10x5: Blake's ArtistsThe pop artist Sir Peter Blake, probably most famous for the sleeve of the Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, has long been an enthusiastic...
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The Pick - Waltzing into the abyss
Badenheim 1939Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, 26 November-1 DecemberA self-important impresario bustles around trying to ensure he has all the performers he needs for the annual music...