Some members have branded the University and College Union’s decision to hold a series of two-hour strikes a “shameful” attempt to scale back industrial action over this year’s 1 per cent pay offer
Charging high fees for the right to reproduce photographs of out-of-copyright artworks in academic publications is, as Robin Simon has written in the British Art Journal, a “loathsome practice” that...
Increasingly litigious students are consequence of consumerist nature of universities, says lawyer
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Chants, used positively by Tottenham Hotspur fans, must not be appropriated by anti-Semites looking for an excuse to tout hatred, says Emma Rees
The ASA and QAA may be too passive, argues study that found misleading claims in prospectuses
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United StatesStanford’s Steele heads to BerkeleyA highly ranked university in California has poached a senior academic from one of its nearest rivals. It was announced last week that Claude Steele, a...
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We speak to the pro vice‑chancellor for research and innovation at Newcastle University
One of the leading Shakespearean scholars of his generation has died
Student recruitmentSalford revises ad-spend dataLast week ߣߣƵ reported that the University of Salford had trebled its spending on marketing to prospective students between 2010-11...
National Institute for Health ResearchPublic Health Research programmeAward winner: Helen ElseyInstitution: University of LeedsValue: £464,761Understanding the impacts of care farms on health and...
Further to Richard M. S. Wilson’s letter (9 January) on the confusing plethora of titles adopted by UK universities to identify academic staff, it is worth remembering that the former colleges of...