BPP write-down raises penetrative questions
For-profit 'impairment' causes concern, but firm's chief hails 'shrewd move'. Simon Baker writes
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Evolutionary psychologists turn on controversial peer
An international group of more than 60 academics has accused a controversial evolutionary psychologist of refusing to engage in scientific dialogue, highlighting long-standing criticism of his work...
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School of Pharmacy documents reveal internal divisions over UCL decision
Questions have been raised over how the decision to merge the School of Pharmacy with University College London was reached, as a bitter rift between senior managers and some staff continues to...
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One front not enough: let's fight a total war
Delegates vote for a summer of discontent over pay and pensions. John Morgan reports
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Diverse motions: uncertain ratios and attacks on standing snout-to-snout
A diverse range of motions at the University and College Union congress covered worries over student-to-staff ratios, vice-chancellors standing "snout-to-snout in the trough" against their employees...
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Battle to regain respect is vital
As the new union president takes office, he tells John Morgan about his priorities for the future
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Husband and wife in data duplication papers probe
German university investigates allegations of research misconduct. Paul Jump reports
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New scheme offers hope in the uncertain world of postdoctoral despair
Uncertainty is the status quo for most early career researchers, for whom job security is generally a forlorn hope. But that will change for 50 postdoctoral researchers being sought by the University...
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Manchester Met rejects exam-standards criticism
Manchester Metropolitan University has said that it will "take all means to defend itself" over allegations of low standards on an exam after appearing to agree with a student that the test was "very...
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Marketing can benefit from a touch of all that jazz
Academic and musician stresses the need for improvisation and fun. Matthew Reisz reports
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News in brief
Business engagementSpin-offs up by a quarterThe number of spin-off companies set up by universities rose by a quarter in 2009-10, according to the Higher Education Statistics Agency. The HE Business...
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News in brief
United StatesRhoades trails back to ArizonaThe highest-paid executive at the American Association of University Professors is to leave his post and return to his old job at the University of Arizona...
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Battered but unbowed, L'Aquila abides
Devastating earthquake has not dimmed university spirit, says rector. Diana Garrisi reports
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Minister: rankings helped inspire French reforms
Sweeping reforms of French higher education were prompted in part by its performance in world university rankings, the country's higher education minister has suggested.
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Quality street blues
Roger Brown offers a dystopian vision of university closures, cheap, unregulated for-profits and declining standards