David Armstrong, 1926-2014
One of the leading ߣߣƵn philosophers of his generation has died

One of the leading ߣߣƵn philosophers of his generation has died

We speak to the director of the UK Higher Education International Unit

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United StatesLow grade for Obama’s scorecardsUS president Barack Obama has defended his proposal to introduce “scorecards” to rate universities and colleges after two congressmen introduced a...

Brian Bloch’s excellent piece on impenetrable academic German (“Tapeworm got your tongue?”, News, 12 June) reminded me of a comment I heard many years ago about the German professoriate: “Sie schämen...
I was concerned to read the rather parochial view to extending the teaching timetable at the University of Exeter to 9pm (“No one fancies the late shift”, News, 12 June).Clearly, the concerns of...
I have been interested to see that my letter on open access for monographs (29 May) has prompted a series of responses, acknowledging that this is a highly complex question and offering assurances...
In the lengthy piece on the Boston College oral history archives (“Oral history: where next after the Belfast Project?”, Features, 5 June), you say that “an investigation by the Society of American...

Post-study work visasMPs set to launch inquiryMPs are to hold an inquiry into the closure of the post-study work route for international students. The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Migration will...

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research CouncilResearch GrantsAward winner: Daniel NusseyInstitution: University of EdinburghValue: £639,824Life-long telomere dynamics, health and fitness in a...

The University of East Anglia scooped the top prize at this year’s ߣߣƵ Leadership and Management Awards 2014. Held at Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 17 June, UEA picked up the...

Our vice-chancellor has vigorously rebutted the suggestion that vice-chancellors have failed to speak out on higher education policy.He told our reporter Keith Ponting (30) that he particularly...

Immersive research - Laurie Taylor on the endangered art of ethnography

Journal’s editors withdraw threat to resign after publisher apologises for obstructing report critical of industry practices