Artistic leap
Students from the University of Sheffield's theatre workshop performed a play by His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, ruler of Sharjah, part of the United Arab Emirates. The...
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Fast growth has harmed quality right across Africa
World Bank says recent expansion has come at a cost of poor teaching and research, writes John Gill
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US states asked to act against 'accreditation mills'
Efforts are being made to crack down on "degree mills" that flood the US with fake degrees.The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) has written to the governors and attorneys-general of...
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Overseas briefing
United StatesPeru to sue Yale over artefactsThe Government of Peru has indicated that it will sue Yale University in an attempt to recover thousands of Inca relics excavated by a US explorer almost a...
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UK collects jackpot from ERC
British-based academics beat continental rivals but low number of female winners worries funders. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Grant winners
EUROPEAN RESEARCH COUNCILThe European Research Council has announced the winners of its advanced grants in interdisciplinary research; 13 per cent of the call was set aside for this area. The awards...
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Star of Africa
Enock Matovu's groundbreaking research into sleeping sickness is helping to save lives and winning him honours
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Appointments
The Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) at Lancaster University has appointed Michael Kraetke as its director. Currently professor of political economy at the University of Amsterdam, Professor...
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Late bloomer makes a splash digging up tales of our past
A prizewinning historian began her academic career aged 40, and she's never looked back. Olga Wojtas reports
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Carlton Books launches four-volume series: The Second World War Experience
Following the spectacular international sales successes of The D-Day and Victory in Europe Experiences, Carlton Books is launching the biggest publishing venture in its history: The Second World War...
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Lower interest from abroad would push seven into red
Exchange-rate shifts could expose UK institutions to dangerous drops in income, says John Gill
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I demand ... less cash, no honour
Historian spurned salary and told Cambridge to hire two young academics instead, writes John Gill
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The week in higher education
Fifty overseas students have been excluded by Newcastle University after apparently using forged English-language qualifications. The Chinese and Taiwanese students were investigated after a number...
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Taboo but true: PhD students 'not up to scratch'
Supervisors struggle to get ill-equipped candidates through their research projects. Zoe Corbyn reports
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'Encouraging' survey reveals most students are satisfied with teaching
But standards at older institutions are rated as higher than those at new, says Rebecca Attwood