Campus sport is alive and kicking in the UK
University games are worth standing up for, say Vince Mayne and Ian Diamond
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The Selling Sound: The Rise of the Country Music Industry
The Selling Sound is a fascinating and wide-ranging account of the rise of the country music industry. This is not a dry economic discussion of an emerging section of the cultural industries, but a...
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New and noteworthy – 10 December 2015
From Lehman Brothers to La Leche League via disaster capitalism and 'the new retirement': new academic books worth adding to your reading list
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Three-quarters of students would pay higher tuition fees for guaranteed job
Students willing to pay at least £1,700 more on average for better employability, suggests survey
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News blog: Is One Nation Science just the latest UK research map?
The launch of Jo Johnson’s One Nation Science strategy has put place firmly on the research policy agenda, says Holly Else
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QAA chief: end of current system could risk ‘Volkswagen-style’ crisis
Move would jeopardise sector’s global brand, senior figures warn
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Teach all computing students about cybersecurity, universities told
Teaching criteria updated in response to government and industry demands
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If teaching needs fixing, is TEF the right tool for the job?
Giving evidence to a BIS committee inquiry on assessing the quality of higher education provoked questions about how teaching might be measured, writes John Gill
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Industry input 'may weaken research'
Young scientists could find their research suffers under proposals for an industry-led advisory council to direct science funding in Wales, it was claimed this week. A report from the Welsh Assembly'...
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Aberdeen first UK university to open campus in South Korea
The University of Aberdeen is set to become the first UK higher education institution to open a campus in South Korea
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Call for research exploitation strategy seminars
Brussels, 30 Mar 2004 The European Commission's Research DG is inviting to enhance the potential impact of projects funded by one of the research programmes managed by the Industrial Technologies...
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Commission sets out digital strategy for the future
Brussels, 02 Jun 2005 Take-up of high-speed 'broadband' Internet connections is growing fast, according to new figures released on 1 June by Information Society and Media Commissioner Viviane Reding...
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Dublin's IT strategy pays off
A multi-million pound investment in national IT education and training by the Irish government has produced a swift, unexpected return. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is close to...
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Hungary moves to boost its higher education standing
New plans focus on putting Hungarian higher education on solid international foundations
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The Slave’s Cause: A History of Abolition, by Manisha Sinha
Book of the week: Blacks were key agents in the international battle against slavery, Olivette Otele writes