People who dwell in architectural masterpieces generally ignore the design's importance in their day-to-day pursuits. Here, Christopher Loss shows why academics should stop ignoring the higher...
The fortunes of East Asia's two great powers are inextricably linked, argues Kerry Brown
When one thinks about what to do to combat climate change, the answer seems obvious: take steps to reduce the use of fossil carbon. Improve engine efficiency, switch to alternative sources of...
This isn't a book by Noam Chomsky, it isn't really composed of interviews, and it contains no "science of language".Yes, 44 per cent of it contains transcribed conversations between James McGilvray...
Neuroscientists use illusions to illuminate what's going on inside our heads. Matthew Reisz reports
Cambridge college defends and then withdraws 'Nazarbayev Fellowship'. David Matthews reports
Overseas students in the UK could be unwitting holders of fake University of Hertfordshire degrees after a man was jailed for forging them, according to police.
Year abroad pays rich professional and personal dividends, case studies show. Matthew Reisz writes
Private provisionShow us the alternativeThe Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has chosen a partner to provide "a comprehensive picture of HE provision by private and alternative...
RussiaThere and back againThe Russian government may fund students to attend leading foreign universities, as long as they return home to work. If the programme is given the go-ahead, the state will...
US policies that guarantee top-performing school pupils a place at university in order to increase racial diversity on campus have failed because middle-class white families "game" the system by...
But cutbacks at a minority of institutions may mask overall spending increase. David Matthews reports
When lecturers are asked who they look to for academic leadership, they cite colleagues and even dead people - but not their own managers.That is one possible message to be drawn from research by the...
The head of England's funding council has maintained that government policy on higher education contains "contradictions", despite being "in trouble" for his comments.
Researchers' scruples about networking may be hampering their careers, a report has suggested.