Forceful female fantasy
Laura Frost on the paradox of women’s lust that science struggles to comprehend
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All clamour on feminist front
Undaunted by battles that can be gruelling and disheartening, women are ramping up the fight for equality in the academy
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Level the playing field for private providers
The state must reinstate working rights for all overseas students, argues William Hunt
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News in brief - 1 August 2013
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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Decline and fall of American presidencies
Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, Gerald Kauvar and E. Grady Bogue on forced departures and how to avoid them
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UK sector fears global talent-poachers
Institutional ‘risk registers’ flag growing worry that top managers will be lured abroad
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Mothers’ work-life balance in the academy
Matthew Reisz on how women walk the line between home and office
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Languages decline laid bare in Hefce figures
The number of students starting modern languages degrees fell by 12 per cent last year – double the overall drop in student numbers, new figures show.
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CBI calls for more short university courses
Universities need more freedom to run one- or two-year compressed degrees tailored to the needs of companies, according to business leaders.
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Funding for animal testing alternatives unveiled
Research into replacing and reducing animal use in scientific experiments is to benefit from £4.8 million in public investment in 2013-14
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Pension shortfall fears over Scottish referendum
A £9.8 billion shortfall in the main university pension scheme could be payable if Scotland left the UK following a vote on independence in 2014
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Imperial releases Ahluwalia report
Imperial College London has cleared disgraced researcher Jatinder Ahluwalia of committing fraud during his industrial doctorate at the institution. However, a report setting out the finding also...
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Inside Higher Ed: Embargoes for Dissertations?
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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Teacher training warning to MPs
The system of planning teacher training in England has “broken down”, risking a teacher shortage in the future, MPs have been warned.
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Overseas students targeted in new export strategy
The government has said it is “realistic” for UK international student numbers to grow up to 20 per cent over five years under current visa rules