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We’re enslaved by Crazy Frog capitalism – and the mobile phone is the symbol of our bondage, argues Tara Brabazon

Quality teaching, like quality research, requires funding input, say Russell Group chiefs Malcolm Grant and Wendy Piatt

Councils admit defeat in hunt for algorithm to show economic value of research, reports Zoe Corbyn

Helen Wilcox is transfixed by the rolling and rollicking life of a saucy Grub Street manipulator

Kamilla Elliott devours many slices of a pie that has fascinated collectors and academics alike

Keith Tester goes in search of a 'more humane material life'

Academics are using social bookmarking sites to share papers and to track research. Zoe Corbyn reports

Sue Bridgewater sees the globalisation of English Premier League football as a positive step for the game and for fans

Whitehall's creative industries strategy is welcome, but where is its support for Britain's athletic endeavours, asks Simon Chadwick

Durham sacks academic after disciplinary tribunal upholds misconduct allegations. Tariq Tahir reports

How to get ahead of the game

The search for home truths

Policy 'breakdown' sees a quarter of academics head to America, study says. John Gill reports

Giving the old school a run for its money

The material side of the human condition

Attack fuels speculation over the future of Hefce's research funding role. Zoe Corbyn reports

Contract law: still waiting for a Russian resolution

How those who conform deal with conduct unbecoming

Paper says the prevailing student-first 'mantra' ignores tutors' strengths. Melanie Newman reports

The baby-doomers' lament

How those who conform deal with conduct unbecoming