Fallout assessment
The London Met crisis has left university mergers and governance under scrutiny. Melanie Newman recaps the debacle and gauges its effects
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Ready to charge?
People are beginning to ask how long Scotland can go without asking students to contribute something towards the cost of their university education. Hannah Fearn reports
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Ink and wonder
Sunil Manghani and his young daughter find quietude as apprentice calligraphers practising the Japanese art of shodo, the way of writing
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15 April 2010
After the deluge - What are the lessons of the London Met crisis?
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Review finds no ‘malpractice’ by UEA climate scientists
Investigation notes weak statistical work and misrepresentations of results but finds ‘no evidence of any impropriety’ by researchers. Zoë Corbyn reports
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Hefce’s days numbered if Lib Dems triumph
Manifesto targets ‘wasteful quango’ for the chop, announces phased abolition of tuition fees and promises end to 50 per cent participation target. Melanie Newman reports
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The Devil’s Dictionary
Feeling lost, angry, disenfranchised? Confused by the jargon overwhelming the academy? Philip Davies offers a handy print-out-and-keep guide to the evils of ‘edu-speak’
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Tories promise more university places and more freedom
Conservative Party’s 2010 general election manifesto also pledges to delay the REF and to consider the Browne review ‘carefully’
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British endowment slump outstrips US percentage losses
Income rise from all other sources overtaken by higher expenditure. Melanie Newman reports
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The part-time manifesto
Labour reaffirms STEM commitment but abandons 50 per cent participation in favour of 75 per cent objective via foundation degrees, apprenticeships and technical training. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Crumbs of comfort in a harsh climate
Average pay rise of 1.2% for US academics belies ‘continuing disinvestment’ in staff, says AAUP report. John Morgan writes
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Moody’s says relax
Credit ratings agency rejects talk of crisis in the academy and predicts resilience in the face of funding cuts. Melanie Newman reports
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Former ‘Billy no mates’ has his chance to shine
Twelve regional finalists compete to be International Student of the Year. Sarah Cunnane reports
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Book of the week: The Marketplace of Ideas
Are US universities as good as they seem? Simon Baatz lauds an insightful analysis of their pros and cons
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Love the Questions: University Education and Enlightenment
Gerald Pillay applauds an argument against the increasing commercialisation of higher education