Bill will chill debate
We write as chairs of subject associations representing disciplines across the arts, humanities and social sciences in UK universities. We share the concerns of Anthony Forster, vice-chancellor of...
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UCU leaders derided over ‘missed’ chance for better pensions deal
Left impugns tactics in Universities Superannuation Scheme dispute but negotiators claim improvements were achieved
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‘Significant issues’ raised by review of PhD training centres
Report into ESRC network recommends careful monitoring before next stage
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£4m on reorganising, yet still more jobs must go
Aberystwyth University will run voluntary severance scheme despite having already spent millions on restructuring
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UCL scholar shocked that government overlooked one great technology
Polina Bayvel of University College London says investment strategy missed the transformative potential of communications technologies
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NIHR bigwig calls for closer university-pharmaceutical ties
‘Culture change’ needed to avoid job losses
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Penal critic warns of lockdown in progress
Prison Service is stopping critics from accessing UK jails, scholar claims
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Regent's University London puts students centre stage
Kevin Spacey to play a key cameo in new home for fashion, fine art, film and theatre students
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Debating Islamic extremism: is this the best we can do?
Anshuman Mondal, author of Islam and Controversy, deplores ‘impoverished’ discussion of rights and obligations
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Scotland’s research cash: more pie for lucky few
Elite claim ever-greater share, while 11 institutions fight over remaining 11%, says NUS Scotland analysis
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‘We expected more’, Kurds tell UK partners in scholarship scheme
Iraq region’s bid to fix ‘dysfunctional’ sector included ‘huge investment’ to send postgrads to Britain, but payoff fell short, says minister
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‘Momentous point’ for South Asian sectors, British Council event hears
From post-Taliban Afghanistan to quality control: Global Education Dialogue offered insights on topics such as access for women and private providers
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Departments: the ideal units of quality assessment
The standards of research and teaching would be best protected by department-based reviews, argues Roger Brown
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Plucked: A History of Hair Removal, by Rebecca M. Herzig
There’s a piggy in the middle of this gripping tale of depilation, finds Emma Rees
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Huxley’s Church & Maxwell’s Demon: From Theistic Science to Naturalistic Science, by Matthew Stanley
Simon Underdown on the complicated process by which science replaced religion as means of explaining the world