Tories promise universities A-level oversight
Gove says move will prevent devaluation of qualification. Melanie Newman writes
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Colleges look to Open for higher education lifeline
AoC considers options as cuts and cap on student numbers threaten degree provision. Hannah Fearn reports
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The insecure scholar: The Judas generation
The revolutionaries who shook the academy’s foundations allowed the managerialists to take over
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Research faces ‘managed or neglected decline’ without clear strategy, says advisory body
A new report from the Council of Science and Technology urges the Government to rethink the way it supports the UK’s research base. Zoë Corbyn writes
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Dismantling subject centres would be ‘self-immolation’ for HEA
In the wake of a grant reduction, says Chris Rust, the easiest cuts to the Academy’s budget could be the hardest to recover from
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Landmark strike vote at King’s College London
Proposed job cuts leave scholars with ‘no alternative’ to industrial action, says union
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Bournemouth academic’s constructive dismissal claim upheld
Institution’s decision to raise marks on failed exam papers ‘an unequivocal affront’ to Paul Buckland’s integrity, Court of Appeal rules. Melanie Newman reports
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Students are the priority, say university ministers
Lammy, Willetts and Williams face off at THE debate. Melanie Newman reports
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Book of the week: Freefall: Free Markets and the Sinking of the Global Economy
Arrogance and avarice caused the crash, and they're still going strong, learns Michelle Baddeley
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How Many Friends Does One Person Need? Dunbar's Number and Other Evolutionary Quirks
An evolutionary anthropologist's theory needs further developing, says Steven Rose
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Cinema Wars: Hollywood Film and Politics in the Bush-Cheney Era
Douglas Kellner came of age at Columbia University during the student demonstrations of 1968, and his work has a political drive that continually harks back to the protest ethic of that period. His...
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The Canon: Mythologies. By Roland Barthes
Why is the Church like margarine?This sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, but is actually one of the questions addressed in Roland Barthes' Mythologies, which first appeared in 1957. Inspired by...
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The Domestication of Genius: Biography and the Romantic Poet
The obsession with the private lives of the famous is not a new phenomenon, writes Sharon Ruston
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Hold On to Your Dreams: Arthur Russell and the Downtown Music Scene, 1973-1992
Despite numerous efforts by scholars over recent years to reassess approaches to the popular music canon, it would seem that most publishing houses (university presses included) have felt...
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American Experimental Poetry and Democratic Thought
How do ideas travel across cultures? The locks of Washington DC's canal, a park ranger will proudly tell you, were designed by Leonardo da Vinci; Thomas Jefferson developed his tastes in wine, and...