Denham makes 'universal' skills training offer
The Government has promised young people a "universal offer" of financial support for education and training, whether or not they decide to go to university.Speaking last week, John Denham, the...
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Are humanities going begging on the Cam?
Watchdog notes fears that 'inessential' services put academic work at risk, writes Melanie Newman
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20 years ago
"As Einstein once said," asserts an Essex University philosopher examinee, "Everything is relevant". Well he might have done. Like all the best howlers this year, that one (from A. D. Smith of the...
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News in brief
Engagement with industryMore firms link up with academeThe UK Business Barometer, a survey of businesses run by the University of Nottingham Institute for Enterprise and Innovation, found that almost...
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A first-class fiasco
Frank Furedi says the reason the degree classification system is broken is too little autonomy, not too much
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Stranger than fiction: Harry Potter and the Order of the Entitled
Widening-participation pieties that ignore class are as much a fantasy as J. K. Rowling's magical-mirror Oxbridge, says Mary Evans
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Kiwi culture goes GLAM
Wellington was once a town where espresso was dangerously pretentious, but an innovative alliance of galleries, libraries, archives and museums has helped rebrand the New Zealand city
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Top 20 countries in chemistry based on citations per paper
Data provided by Thomson Scientific from its Essential Science Indicators, 1 January 1998–29 February 2008
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Creating podcasts
A lively way of broadcasting information to technologically savvy students, podcasts can be created with a minimum of equipment and skills
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The scope of legal professional privilege
When dealing with sensitive employment issues, it is vital that employers are able to speak freely with their legal advisers without fear that the contents of those communications may be disclosed....
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Helping students prepare personal development plans
Your enthusiasm could be key to engaging students in setting learning and career goals and identifying achievements they can build on.
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Theology bites yer ankle
"Nobody likes us - and we don't care." That was the fighting response from Professor Gordon Greenwich, the Deputy Head of our Theology Department, to the recent suggestion from "a union source" that...
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In praise of fishing trips
The tyranny of 'the hypothesis' has made science too timid, says Tim Birkhead
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Off Piste: Eggs, egos and economics
Gary Day chews over our fascination with foul-mouthed chefs and scary diet pedants and wonders if their ubiquitous TV presence is a symbol of social harmony or disharmony
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Guest leader: Teamwork for tough times
The economic slowdown calls for strong leadership and new ways of working across boundaries, says Ewart Wooldridge