Material values
Christoph Bode reflects on a group of artists who rejected representation in favour of an emphasis on materiality
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News in brief
Doctoral studyFinish rates inch upThe proportion of PhD students in England expected to obtain degrees has risen slightly, according to a Higher Education Funding Council for England report published...
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Awards and promotions
Loughborough UniversityJohn HeritageThe new professor of conversation analysis at Loughborough University said he was delighted at the opportunity to work with British students once again after a...
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In-depth analysis of study hours
THE analysis of study hours adds to fears about degree comparability. David Matthews reports
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Post-92s say Atkins disquiet is ‘academic snobbery’
Lack of experience of large research budgets won’t harm Hefce chief, say supporters
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Tougher inspections for overseas growth strategy
Government emphasises international students’ economic benefits
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Athena SWAN charter mark will tackle arts gender bias
Awards will go to arts, humanities and social science departments that hire and support women
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Odds and quads - 1 August 2013
This poster from 1935 (left), designed by graphic artist MacDonald Gill, was used to promote the commercial telephone service between London and New York introduced by the Post Office in 1927
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News in brief - 1 August 2013
United StatesPresidential pay constraintsA university system’s board of trustees has frozen and even cut the wages of its presidents after a public outcry over pay. The heads of the California State...
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Israel caught between Haredim and a hard place
Joint degrees with ultra-Orthodox colleges counter to universities’ gender equity policies
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EIB boosts Polish science with loans
Bank provides €970 million to develop new Curies
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Marks of invidious distinction
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: Sir John Beddington
The former chief scientific adviser is relishing his new advisory role at the Oxford Martin School, tackling global challenges
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Grant winners - 1 August 2013
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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John Wilson, 1951-2013
An academic described as “the father of rail human factors”, who developed tools now widely used by signallers across the world, has died