Next-gen PhDs fail to find Web 2.0's 'on-switch'
It is counter-intuitive in the extreme, but young researchers are failing to make use of so-called "emergent technology", such as Web 2.0 tools, to support their work.A three-year study by the...
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Route one: the beautiful game's overseas angle
British universities have long relied on their reputation for academic excellence and the prestige of UK degrees to tempt fee-paying students from overseas.Now, with growing competition from...
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News in brief
University autonomyScorecard for freedomUniversity autonomy is to be monitored and ranked by a project launched by the European University Association (EUA). The EUA's "autonomy scorecard" is...
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Managers and scholars divided as resistance grows to impact agenda
Senior figures discuss shortcomings as letters and petition reveal growing dissent. Zoë Corbyn reports
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PR lecturer resigns in protest over lack of staff
A lecturer has resigned from his job at the London College of Communication, claiming that the institution is not properly supporting its students.Paul Simpson was course director of the BA in public...
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Sector's income outshines ads and pharmaceuticals
UUK report shows that universities play a vital role in British economy. Melanie Newman reports
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This is the news, live from the heart of the academy
Solent v-c calls for tie-ins with broadcasters to save regional journalism. Melanie Newman writes
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New era for the world rankings
Listings revamp as ߣߣÊÓƵ signs deal with Thomson Reuters. Phil Baty reports
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Over to you
When we published the 2009 rankings last month, there was a lively online debate about the methodology. Comments included:- "The tables seem to be based mainly on people's perceptions, so the best-...
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Daytime TV: Ties civic and sexual
Gary Day learns how Britons made a modern nation and made love, not least on campus
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Top nations in microbiology
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, January 1999-June 2009
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The failure of History
"People who make history know nothing about history. You can see that in the sort of history they make." G.K. Chesterton
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Taking Flight
John Turner finds that piloting an aeroplane is the perfect tonic after a hectic week
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Oasis in the desert
The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology pushes many boundaries. Zoë Corbyn visits Saudi Arabia to see how its vision of top-class research in a liberal environment is taking root
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5 November 2009
A kingdom’s liberal oasis - Saudi Arabia’s flagship university aims high