Leader - Another boom bang-a-clanger by watchdog
The gulf between the QAA benchmark on study time and the hours students put in raises questions about its judgement
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On Love: A Philosophy for the Twenty-first Century by Luc Ferry, translated by Andrew Brown
Jane O鈥橤rady on how the rise of love as a central value of modern society is leading us to the brink of second humanism
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QAA grossly overestimates student workloads
Hepi/Which? uncovers huge shortfall in study time
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Human psychology (with emphasis on the human)
Technology augments but cannot supersede intuition, argues Annette Karmiloff-Smith
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My worst student
Somewhere, in a class past or future, your nemesis awaits. John Kaag on the existential terror of a pedagogical puzzle
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Southampton shows teeth and watchdog backs down
Russell Group member successfully appeals against full QAA review
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AstraZeneca鈥檚 move will increase North-South divide
Research facility clusters mean the benefits are too localised, say Henry Overman and Christian Helmers
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Appointments - 16 May 2013
Durham UniversityTed SchreckerThe new professor of global health policy at Durham University said he felt 鈥渟heer delight鈥 when offered the post. Ted Schrecker, associate professor in the department...
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H. Paul Friesema, 1936-2013
A leading environmental researcher and campaigner has died
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Laurence Coupe, Sandra Leaton Gray, June Purvis, Sara Read and Peter J. Smith...
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Disconnect the narcissistic network
The humanities classroom offers reflection of a healthier sort, says Robert Zaretsky
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Spam: A Shadow History of the Internet by Finn Brunton
Unsolicited emails can be a costly nuisance, says John Gilbey
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UK 'fly in, fly out' scholars fail to take off in China
Students dissatisfied with contact hours, QAA overseas provision review shows. Jack Grove writes
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Willetts reveals rise in student loans write-off cost
David Willetts has said the estimated public cost of the new student loans system 鈥渃ould rise further鈥, a factor that critics fear could leads to cuts elsewhere in the higher education budget and the...
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Johnny Vegas says high fees will deter poorer arts students
Comedian Johnny Vegas has mounted a heart-felt defence of art school, claiming that the new fees regime will dissuade students from deprived backgrounds studying for creative degrees to the detriment...