Lecturers' feedback efforts 'misguided'
Students need to play a more active role in assessment, an expert claims. Olga Wojtas reports
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Why male students' brains are light on detail
Study reopens debate on differences in how men and women think, reports Olga Wojtas
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Governor resigns over treatment of UEL v-c
A governor at the University of East London has resigned over the board's treatment of vice-chancellor Martin Everett.Professor Everett has officially been on "indefinite leave" since 8 July, and no...
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Tory apprenticeship stereotype attacked
David Willetts, the Conservative Shadow Higher Education Secretary, has come under fire for a "bizarre" suggestion that young men need apprenticeships to help them attract women.Female academics...
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Name: DIUS. Year: 1. Shows willing but could do better ..
Rebecca Attwood assesses the sector's response to DIUS, one year on from its inception
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Research rethink will curb solo negotiation
University initiative aims to encourage group working, reports Melanie Newman
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Cash deficit will create a heavier teaching load
Staff at Brunel University fear that increased teaching loads and less time for research could be the result of efforts to tackle a multi-million-pound deficit.Vice-chancellor Chris Jenks said in a...
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Fellowship scheme offers scientists the freedom to shine
A new fellowship scheme has been launched at Imperial College London which will give emerging scientists freedom to pursue their research "unfettered by other demands".Under the Junior Research...
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Time-off scheme faces the axe as costs rise and deadlines are missed
AHRC is to reconsider the way that it supports individual researchers. Zoe Corbyn reports
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More staff on permanent contracts, Hefce stats show
Union hails trend, but also warns of persistent 'casualisation culture'. Melanie Newman reports
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Denham makes 'universal' skills training offer
The Government has promised young people a "universal offer" of financial support for education and training, whether or not they decide to go to university.Speaking last week, John Denham, the...
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Are humanities going begging on the Cam?
Watchdog notes fears that 'inessential' services put academic work at risk, writes Melanie Newman
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20 years ago
"As Einstein once said," asserts an Essex University philosopher examinee, "Everything is relevant". Well he might have done. Like all the best howlers this year, that one (from A. D. Smith of the...
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News in brief
Engagement with industryMore firms link up with academeThe UK Business Barometer, a survey of businesses run by the University of Nottingham Institute for Enterprise and Innovation, found that almost...
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A first-class fiasco
Frank Furedi says the reason the degree classification system is broken is too little autonomy, not too much