Toulouse-Lautrec and Jane Avril: Beyond the Moulin RougeThe Courtauld Gallery, LondonThe Courtauld Gallery owns a striking painting by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec of the dancer Jane Avril. A familiar...
Our Director of Corporate Affairs, Jamie Targett, has forcefully responded to the suggestion by Quintin McKellar, vice-chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire, that some universities "acted...
The pursuit of wisdom has taken a knock recently. But some skilful presentation could help to rekindle the desire for depth
Contrary to what many researchers think, the reporting of science in the UK is better than ever, Paul Jump hears
• Higher education is about to enter a strange new world of higher tuition fees and competitive markets, but one comforting certainty remains: Universities UK presidents get knighthoods. Steve Smith...
A scandal is being reported in the German media about Deutsche Bank providing a large sum of money to finance professors in Berlin for "research purposes" - but with the bank having a say in what is...
Bucks New UniversityJill RobinsonJill Robinson has joined Bucks New University and West London Mental Health NHS Trust in a joint appointment as professor of mental health nursing, wellbeing and...
Malcolm Gillies on how percentages can both reveal and obscure truths
In their haste to prepare students for a career, universities have lost sight of the true meaning of education, argues Steven Schwartz
As the UK looks to private companies to stimulate competition, the US for-profit universities are taking on their critics. Jon Marcus reports
In order to justify increasing student tuition fees to £9,000 a year, universities must provide packages of financial support that are approved by the Office for Fair Access as demonstration of their...
The current panic over the cost to the government of universities deciding to charge £9,000 a year reveals a surprising degree of confidence that the number of young people going to university will...
We believe the recent criticisms of Satoshi Kanazawa's work cannot be justified ("Damage limitation: evolutionary psychologists turn on controversial peer", 2 June). Contrary to the assertion that...
Seasoned tutors and lecturers develop ways of dealing with the common student problems of lack of motivation and poor attendance; however, current training courses do little to fully equip tutors...
In my speech to the University and College Union's congress, I proposed that the UCU spend more on supporting members and branches and less on internal committees and bureaucracy. I am at a loss to...