Cannabis Nation shows how compromise became our way of pretending to control consumption of cannabis. James Mills argues that control is founded on the “flimsiest evidence” and has “rarely … been...
In a simple four-line verse, the Victorian poet Elizabeth Siddal asks three profoundly moving questions: “How is it in the unknown land?/Do the dead wander hand in hand?/Do we clasp dead hands and...
A parallel set of A-level marks that compare a candidate’s performance with that of other pupils should be introduced to allow universities to identify top students, an academic has suggested....
The Islamic world should set up a funding consortium to channel research money into pressing areas such as water resources, renewable energy and agriculture, according to a report into Egyptian...
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Newcastle UniversityFrank MuellerBusiness schools have a key part to play in restoring faith in an embattled banking sector, according to Frank Mueller, Newcastle University Business School’s new...
A variety of institutions are feeling exposed in the shifting landscape emerging from the blizzard of coalition changes
I was in South Africa giving a college presentation to young women at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls when I asked if anyone in the audience had questions for me. “Before you came to...
After 12 months as Reading’s v-c, David Bell reflects on the pleasures (and occasional pains) of leading the institution
Academic study of marketing pays real dividends, says Chris Hackley
“Bugger me.”That was how Dave, an MA student in the Department of Media and Cultural Studies, responded to the news that he had been named Poppleton’s “Top Teacher” in the annual staff awards....
Bumped up and down - Winners and losers in the student recruitment game
V-c keen to match Loughborough’s sports prowess with broad disciplinary strength.
Research Councils UK plans strategy to benefit from global collaboration. Elizabeth Gibney writes
Ireland’s government expects consolidation to play a big role in creating a financially sustainable higher education system. As the sector pores over a new strategy document that will inform...