Debate grows on academic rigour of degrees
The argument that students are not being stretched elicits heated replies. Donna Bowater reports
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More 'dual career' couples appointed
Study shows a rise in US institutions hiring both spouses or partners. Melanie Newman reports
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Research and rescue: how to make postdoc a career
Warwick v-c tasked with stopping 'smart kids' turning their backs on science tells Zoe Corbyn he 'has form'
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Disputes - 'there is a better way'
Taskforce calls for a unified approach to conflict resolution by every university, writes Hannah Fearn
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20 years ago
Chinese academics are the target of a new keep-fit campaign because of the number of top scientists who have been dying from preventable illnesses in middle age. Leading the way is the Chinese...
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News in brief
London South Bank UniversityOlder students held backMature university candidates are disadvantaged by a poor understanding of the application process, according to research at London South Bank...
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Rediscovering the written word
Textbooks have been neglected in favour of other media, but Tara Brabazon argues the case for their importance
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Institutional rankings in space sciences
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, 1 January 1998-30 June 2008
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Rights of employees on additional maternity or adoption leave
New Regulations come into force in October 2008, which will affect the rights of employees on additional maternity or adoption
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Cleaning up the act
Academic fraud in Britain is endemic, but universities continue to argue the case for self-regulation. America and Denmark have tougher regimes in place, so should we follow their lead? asks Tariq...
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Redrawing the big picture
Twenty years ago, Paul Kennedy provoked intense debate with his claims about the decline of US power. Huw Richards meets a man still unafraid of tackling the grand strategies of empire and war
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28 August 2008
Unmasking academic fraud - Self-regulation is not working for UK universities. Do we need tougher measures?
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Criminal Intimacy: Prison and the Uneven History of Modern American Sexuality
Lynne Segal on a study of sex behind bars that exposes enduring fault-lines in modern thinking
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Red Land, Red Power: Grounding Knowledge in the American Indian Novel
Most North Americans are aware of the cowboy-Indian images promoted by Hollywood movies. Few are aware of their 19th-century connection to racist dime-store novels popular in the heyday of westward...