'Good girls' don't rise to the top
Women told to be more assertive when scaling the barriers of sexism, writes Matthew Reisz
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Even a divisive subject should get a hearing before being buried
We must properly debate all ideas: even off-quota places have some merits, as the ߣߣÊÓƵn experience showed, says Don Nutbeam
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The art of war
Artists' ability to portray the human cost of war makes them invaluable, even in the era of 24-hour news, argues Peter Hill
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Diary
CambridgeAeneas in HellAn opera devised by British librettist and music critic Paul Griffiths will receive its world stage premiere at Anglia Ruskin University on 24 May and will run until 28 May (...
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The Pick - Fissure
FissureYorkshire DalesLouise Ann Wilson, formerly part of the creative team wilson+wilson, creates intense site-specific performances. Earlier examples of her work have taken small audiences through...
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We're on our way!
"We're hoping to send at least a couple of coachloads."That was the enthusiastic response of Gerald Thudd, our Head of Research Impact, to the news that the London School of Economics will be hosting...
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Refute it thus
Citation indices are poor and distorting proxies for research quality - they should get the boot, argues Thomas Docherty
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Research intelligence - Rocks and a hard place
AHRC head feels heat of defending funding plans to the academy, reports Paul Jump
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The week in higher education
Fabian ideals of social improvement, lots of overseas students and possibly the first sub-£9,000 tuition fee in the Russell Group: the London School of Economics has always been a place of innovation...
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Leader: Since when is debate a bad thing?
David Willetts is getting flak for voicing controversial policy ideas. But universities could suffer too if debate is stifled
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From where I sit - Money is the least of their worries
Saudi Arabia has big plans for higher education. The kingdom is trying to build an academic system that recognises excellence at all levels, from research universities to vocational institutions....
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Appointments
St Mary's University CollegeJanine Griffiths-BakerA legal scholar who has "always had a sense of justice" has been named the new deputy principal at St Mary's University College, Twickenham. Janine...
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For-profits, student losses
Alan Ryan on an American battle that deserves the UK’s attention
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The well-being of nations
Andrew Oswald considers recent moves in economics, famously the most dismal of sciences, to take the happiness and psychological health of the population as seriously as a country's GDP
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The seat of knowledge: smart and comfortable
Can science provide the ultimate explanation of human nature? No, says Simon Blackburn, who tells us there's life in the philosophical armchair yet