Scholar points finger at administrators in a case of deadly bloat
Swelling ranks of non-academic staff decried by US political scientist. David Matthews reports
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Footage of UK riots may damage overseas recruitment
Scenes of riots and looting beamed around the world last week could affect the recruitment of overseas students to UK universities, experts have said.
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For-profit faces 'cash-for-recruitment' lawsuit
US government suit over company's use of federal funds rekindles row in UK. Sarah Cunnane reports
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Performing arts colleges should be exempt from quota, says principal
A college principal has called on the government to exempt specialist drama and music providers from proposals to open up competition for top A-level students, arguing that the plans have no...
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News in brief
Engineering and physical sciencesMechanical failureMechanical engineers need to be more involved in solving societal grand challenges such as renewable energy, a report has concluded. The Engineering...
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'Dear student, here's what I really think': online therapy proves a hit
Academics are turning to Facebook and Twitter as outlets for frustration. Sarah Cunnane reports
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Inflammatory language
David Starkey's comment that Jamaican patois drove last week's riots reveal a shockingly profound ignorance, argues Geoffrey K. Pullum
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Truth, beauty...idleness
A new 'academy' is setting out to 'liberate' Londoners - and teach them Latin and butchery along the way. Matthew Reisz stops by
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Diary
LondonPotted Potter: The Unauthorised Harry ExperienceAnyone exhausted by the thought of reading the seven books or sitting through all the films can now get their fix of Harry Potter compressed into...
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Don't mention the money
Doreen Tomelty, our Deputy Director of Advanced Technological Retrieval Systems (formerly Assistant Librarian), has warmly welcomed the interview with a journal publishers' spokesman published in...
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Leader: Why do we steal their starshine?
In our confusion about what we want out of students, we too easily denigrate their genuine accomplishments
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Research Intelligence - Engineering a solution to turbulence
Now is the time to improve and expand facilities, Sheffield faculty head tells Paul Jump
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Copyright battles break out in North America
Canadian universities in row over licensing fees as US awaits fair-use ruling. Jon Marcus reports
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The week in higher education
• As the dust settled after the UK riots, higher education did not escape unscathed. Among those caught up in the unrest was University of Exeter student Laura Johnson, who has been charged with five...
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From where I sit - In praise of undergraduates
Early in June at the University of Reading, I marked my last undergraduate exam paper - 47 years after I graded my first, as a callow "teaching Fellow" at the University of Sydney. The final script...