Why those good intentions often go up in smoke
Assessing why some people stick to their new year's resolutions while others fail at the first whiff of chocolate may not be an exact science, but that has not stopped academics attempting to...
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Poetic justice - arts backed by state and science by industry
Observer offers blue-sky thinking in appraisal of global higher education. Sarah Cunnane reports
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Chair to the hot seat: Browne may have to give evidence to MPs' inquiry
Lord Browne of Madingley is likely to appear before a cross-party group of MPs when a wide-ranging inquiry into the government's reforms of higher education is launched.Adrian Bailey, chair of the...
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Six months' hard labour for Hughes
Lib Dem deputy must move quickly in access role, say senior sector figures. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Odds and quads
These cans are part of the brewing collection in the University of Glasgow’s Scottish Business Archive.
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Promises, promises: research reveals secrets of successful New Year's resolutions
Promises, promises: research reveals secrets of successful New Year's resolutionsData provided by Thomson Reuters from its Web of Science database%3Cb%3EPaper%3C/b%3E %3Cbr /%3EAuthor(s),...
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Contravene or intervene?
Freedom of speech is passionately defended in UK education, but when Islamic extremism and even terrorism have emanated from some of our campuses, should institutions step in? Matthew Reisz weighs up...
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Reboot camp
Aspiring and seasoned US journalists alike are looking to tech-savvy graduate schools to help them survive and thrive in a new multimedia environment. Jon Marcus reports
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Film review: Black Swan
Duncan Wu enjoys the intensity and obsession in a portrayal of a ballerina losing touch with reality
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TV review: Crime-time viewing
Gary Day enjoys a feast of detective fiction over Christmas, made all too poignant by real events
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6 January 2011
Campus watchmen - How far should universities go in policing extremism?
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NUS head tells access champion to show he means business
The president of the National Union of Students has set out a series of issues that must be addressed by the government’s new advocate for access to education if the role is to be more than “window...
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Ucas data reveal changes in numbers of university applications
The number of people bidding for a university place in the UK for 2011-12 is up by 2.5 per cent, according to the latest figures from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service.
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Inside Higher Ed: Job freefall, job recovery
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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Age of reason?
After 18, the government becomes very confused about education, says David Colquhoun