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Your suggestion that the Daily Mail might consider launching a regular series of articles on academics and their footwear (The week in higher education, 16 May) may not be entirely frivolous. Over my...
Your suggestion that the Daily Mail might consider launching a regular series of articles on academics and their footwear (The week in higher education, 16 May) may not be entirely frivolous. Over my...

Catherine Clinton examines the novel’s enduring appeal as Baz Luhrmann’s version of The Great Gatsby bursts on to cinema screens

An argument that blames financial inequality on ‘cultural attitudes’ exasperates Kitty Stewart

Eva Shan Chou on a groundbreaking attempt to assess the later work of one of China’s literary greats

Joanna Depledge applauds bold suggestions for how to end the international stalemate over the environment

“I’ll murder you!” she screamed, stabbing at his heart with the blackboard pointer. “How dare you interfere with my 59!”This is just one of the many disturbing incidents described by an assessment...

Moving health research and education funding to the Department of Health may mean higher education loses its voice

Recruiting overseas students is the priority rather than UK growth and innovation

£9,000 limit poses threat to quality and income, conference hears

Brighton event aims to form charter of core university values

Cyber rhino’s online rampage to raise public awareness

How Holyrood could deter English students in search of free tuition

Just as relations between open-access advocates and their bête noire, the publisher Elsevier, were starting to thaw ever so slightly, a PR disaster for the company threatens to plunge it back into...

Moving health research and education funding to the Department of Health may mean higher education loses its voice

Treatment to avoid cuts would do more harm than good, critics say. Elizabeth Gibney reports