Sensitivity training for obesity Tweet professor
A US professor who Tweeted that if overweight PhD applicants “didn’t have the willpower to stop eating carbs” then they “won’t have the willpower to do a dissertation” has been formally censured by...
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Library report shines light on developing world
Fresh light on how academic libraries in low- and medium-income economies are contributing to universities has been shed in a new report.
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Scottish Highers pass rate rises again
The pass rate for Scottish Highers has risen again, while more Scottish students have also won places at universities or colleges in the country.
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THE podcast: David Willetts on Moocs
Download the podcastDavid Willetts, universities and science minister, talks at length about the potential for massive open online courses (Moocs) to change the way higher education is delivered....
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Lib Dems to be asked to endorse fees
Liberal Democrat members will be asked to endorse the current £9,000 tuition fees system as the party’s official policy and rule out a graduate tax
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Fixed-term contracts case taken to Europe
A legal challenge has been launched over law changes that unions claim make it easier to remove staff on fixed-term contracts.
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Inside Higher Ed: Ask, Do Tell
By Lauren Ingeno, for Inside Higher Ed
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Outreach scheme gains new members
Three universities have joined a national scheme to help students from disadvantaged backgrounds to gain places at highly selective universities.
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Students wary of postgraduate degree cost, suggest survey
Two thirds of UK undergraduates do not believe a postgraduate degree is worth the cost, a survey of more than 1,100 students has found
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Top Edinburgh computer jokes attempt to rival Fringe
Computer generated jokes can make people laugh, researchers have found, although they are still not as funny as human witticisms.
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New HEA chief executive takes up the reins
The former deputy head of the Higher Education Academy has taken over at the helm of the organisation.
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US university heads make funding call
Some 165 US university presidents and chancellors have called on political leaders in Washington to boost funding for research and education.
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THE podcast: 1 August 2013 issue review
Download the podcastVariations in the number of hours students at different universities spend on their studies, the challenges of balancing a career in the academy with family life, and this week’s...
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Why I write for an essay mill
How a ‘freelance ghostwriter’ haunts the sector
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Love, Literature and the Quantum Atom: Niels Bohr’s 1913 Trilogy Revisited, by Finn Aaserud and John L. Heilbron
Graham Farmelo on a scientific giant’s debt to his wife