Swedish examiners know the score
In my department I can give one of only three grades to my students: G, VG and U. I like to think of them as Good, Very Good and Un-good. But what the initials actually stand for is Godkänd, Väl...
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Interview - Oxford Martin’s newest recruit prepares to face global challenges head-on
Sir John Beddington relishes new role at a centre tackling global problems, writes Elizabeth Gibney
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Grant winners
National Institute for Health ResearchHealth Services and Delivery Research ProgrammeAward winner: Andrew David JudgeInstitution: University of OxfordValue: £532,390Models of care for the delivery of...
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THE Scholarly Web - Tweet response to Fred alert on branding
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Obituary - John Wilson
An academic described as “the father of rail human factors”, who developed tools now widely used by signallers across the world, has died.John Wilson was born in Greater Manchester on 13 February...
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Leader - Women equal to the task
Undaunted by battles that can be gruelling and disheartening, women are ramping up the fight for equality in the academy
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Overseas students’ right to work must be reinstated to level the public-private playing field, argues William Hunt
To level the playing field, the state must reinstate working rights for overseas private students, argues William Hunt
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Universities can do little to prevent cheating via essays written to order, says a seasoned ‘ghostwriter’
An anonymous ‘freelance ghostwriter’ explains how universities have little defence against personalised services of this kind
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Fantasy must guide explorations of the reality of female sexuality, says Laura Frost
The exploration of women’s sexuality would benefit from less talk of dopamine and more discussion of fantasy, argues Laura Frost
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Alan Ryan - Humanities in dire straits? Tell me something I don’t know
A sense of impending doom is nothing new in the humanities, says Alan Ryan
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Letters
‘Enemy within’ returns Inglis’ unfriendly fireThank you, Fred Inglis, for jolting me out of my false consciousness (“Incinerated by the branding iron”, 18 July). We can all agree that university...
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Bringing up baby while climbing the career ladder
A powerful edited volume offers diverse testimonies of how female academics at different stages of their careers have juggled the demands of family and work. Matthew Reisz reports
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Student workloads compared and contrasted
ߣߣƵ analysis adds to fears about degree comparability
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Austerity threatens Spanish reforms
Can Spain keep reform of its stagnant university system on track in tough times, asks Jack Grove
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Spain grapples with reform of stagnant system
Can the government push through an overhaul of the sector in tough times?