Inquiry considers Lampeter's future
Closure is ruled out but a review will scrutinise leadership and strategy. Melanie Newman reports
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The week in higher education
- White working-class boys are turning their back on university, according to new research. A government-funded study found that white teenagers were less likely to go to university than school-...
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School should be an issue for admissions staff
The body that advises the Prime Minister on education is to recommend that universities take candidates' schools into account when deciding whether to offer them a place.The National Council for...
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Scots to get cash for boosting economy
Task force promises universities more funds and freedom if they hit national goals, writes Tariq Tahir
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Deal to improve researchers' career prospects fails to gain UCU support
Concordat between v-cs and funders does not allay concern over fixed-term posts. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Institutions limit access to anti-cheat software
Lecturers fear that students use plagiarism detection software to 'beat the system', says Rebecca Attwood
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Students believe plagiarists are rarely caught
Students think their lecturers are reluctant to investigate plagiarism and that those who cheat are rarely caught, research suggests.
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External examiners under pressure to uphold marks and avoid criticism
E-mails give credence to the view that 'league-table culture' is eroding quality, says John Gill
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Grant winners
The British Academy2008 Postdoctoral FellowshipsForty-nine 2008 Postdoctoral Fellowships have been awarded by the British Academy across the humanities and social sciences, of which twelve are listed...
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Dresses to thrill
Tony Ryan, ICI professor of physical chemistry and head of the chemistry department at the University of Sheffield, stands beside one of a collection of “dissolvable dresses”, part of the “Wonderland...
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Hot papers in geosciences 2006-08
Data provided by Thomson Scientific from its Essential Science Indicators, 1 January 1998–29 February 2008
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Employers’ rights and obligations in relation to Armed Forces reservists
With Britain’s Armed Forces currently heavily committed in the ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, significant numbers of “reservists” have been mobilised for service in recent years....
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Goodbye, Bertrand Russell!
Hot on the heels of a newspaper report that New Hall Cambridge will be changing its name following the receipt of a very large donation, comes news that Poppleton will soon be saying farewell to one...
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A whole different ball game.
Felipe Fernández-Armesto considers why soccer will never score highly in the US