Giving Offa director target-setting powers ‘would not work’, Les Ebdon warns
Fair access tsar warns ‘top-down meddling’ would be a ‘costly, bureaucratic exercise’
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White, Western and male? Prepare to be told off for writing a poem
I had assumed stories about campus political correctness might be overblown. But the experience of my friend is an example of how deeply it permeates universities
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‘Top-down’ leadership approach ‘key to most successful universities’
But Bilkent University rector warns THE BRICS conference that bad leadership can also sink institutions. David Matthews reports from Delhi
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It’s time to ditch stale perceptions of university hierarchies
Catherine O’Connell responds to a recent study that identified four ‘tiers’ of universities in the UK
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University of Surrey appoints China-born nanotechnologist as next v-c
Max Lu to join from University of Queensland
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Innovating Pedagogy 2015: the 10 technological trends set to transform education
Key predictions from the Open University and SRI International report
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Focus excellence initiatives on systems, not universities, expert says
Former World Bank education official warns of potential ‘adverse consequences’ of schemes
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Secret dossier on research fraud suggests government concern over science
Senior figures in UK science fear that culture leading to research misconduct has not been changed
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Alexei Likhtman, 1971-2015
‘One of the leading theoretical physicists of his generation’ has died
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Spotlight on Enem exam in Brazil after questions row
Donna Bowater looks at the single entry exam that governs access to university in South American powerhouse
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Open Library of Humanities aims to ‘flip’ journals to open access
New publishing model aims to make research accessible to all without charging authors
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Falmouth University seeks to take a larger slice of the digital economy
Cornish university offers an exceptionally realistic training environment for those wanting to work in the games industry
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Interview with Paul Burstow
We talk to the former coalition government minister about the Liberal Democrats’ tuition fees U-turn and how Westminster can be an isolating work environment
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Russia internationalisation 'compromised' by political conflicts
'Confrontational policies' will have long-term consequences on universities' international collaborations, claims academic
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Noises off: mime, teaching and the academy
Street mime artist-turned-professor Gilberto Scaramuzzo explains to Jack Grove how the wordless theatre form can enrich university teaching