'Sandpits' bring out worst in 'infantilised' researchers
Scholars say interdisciplinary workshops feel like a reality-TV race for cash. Zoë Corbyn writes
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'Learning how to learn' vital for student survival
"Learning how to learn" is the single most important teaching objective for universities as they prepare students for a 21st-century version of Darwin's survival of the fittest, a conference has...
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Strikes on cards as retrenchment worsens
Industrial action is being threatened at a number of universities as cutbacks continue.Staff at Thames Valley University have warned that they might strike in response to redundancy plans for its...
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Welcome words, but scholars want action
David Lammy praises the humanities, but sector wants more than rhetoric, writes Rebecca Attwood
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News in brief
Select committeesThumbs down to Chief EngineerThe Government has rejected MPs' calls for the appointment of an overarching government chief engineer or chief engineering advisers within departments....
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Market values dominate sector
Report says new universities are constrained by the priorities of business, writes Melanie Newman
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Right where it belongs
Being part of BIS means science is now at the epicentre of Whitehall and government policy, says Lord Drayson
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With students taught too well and too little, true learning withers
Academics can't agree on the function of grades or stop their rise - perhaps we'd all be better off without them, says John Summers
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The week in higher education
Tennis ace Maria Sharapova's early exit from Wimbledon was a blow to her fans, but was something more sinister than a lack of form to blame? The Russian beauty, who was knocked out on day three,...
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Edict curtailing freedom to work at home 'appals' staff
Lecturers should be on campus for community and students, university says. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Publisher's recycling of theory textbook leads to fears of 'Wikipediaisation'
Scholars say rehashing of material shows that quantity trumps quality. Melanie Newman reports
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V-cs' candid views slip out online
Prematurely released paper reveals fears of staff revolution and desire to cash in, writes Zoë Corbyn
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EPSRC chief questions Government's funding stance
BIS agenda could direct more cash to agency that supports business innovation, writes Zoë Corbyn
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MP calls on Mandelson to shield London Met 'innocents' from crisis
Parliamentary motion demands protection for students and staff. Melanie Newman reports
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Daytime TV: Who wants reality?
We search for truth in nature, on canvas and online, but Gary Day finds that illusion is usually preferred