Open-access policy scrapes the barrel A disastrous open-access policy lashes the promise of the digital age to an outmoded buggy of a model, laments Martin McQuillan 7 March
Time for GPA, says John Raftery Add grade point averages to honours classification for a better snapshot of student achievement, says John Raftery 7 March
Polyglots required if we want a place in the global academy English cannot be the only acceptable language of scholarship, says Toby Miller. It＊s arrogant, impractical and anti-intellectual 7 March
Thomas Docherty argues for the demise of mission groups The mission groups divide the academy, argues Thomas Docherty, and their demise could usher in a more rational, democratic sector 28 February
THE Scholarly Web - 28 February 2013 Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere By Chris Parr 28 February
Soft power drain Confused political rhetoric on student visas threatens one of the UK＊s greatest global assets, says Martin Davidson 28 February
Care: a higher calling? Ann Gallagher asks how the higher education sector should respond to the challenge set out by the Francis report into NHS failings 28 February
Rotten to the core? Far from it Bad apples who cheat may at times beat the system, but their misdeeds should not taint the honest and ethical majority By John Gill 28 February
THE Scholarly Web - 21 February 2013 Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere By Chris Parr 21 February
Talk of fair play is not enough David Cameron can court India＊s students all he likes, but the UK＊s immigration policy is hardly bowling them over By John Gill 21 February
Surprise order of Bath has landed us with a right royal chancer Joanna Lewis asks whether appointing ＆a decent enough upper-class numpty＊ as chancellor is the best her alma mater can do 21 February
Big picture from all angles Humanities must embrace interdisciplinarity and reclaim their key role in our fractured world, says Michael Worton 21 February
Cash converters John Holmwood warns that firms with closed-door government access will turn state-funded public assets into private profit 21 February
'Are you experienced?' If so, finds Christopher Bigsby, a Master of Arts of deception could be yours 21 February
Fit for the future The demands on Ucas are growing and changing in nature. Ucas＊ board must adapt to reflect this, says Steve Smith 14 February
Gold rush too fast, too furious On open access as in other areas of reform, the coalition has failed to heed the maxim that slow and steady wins the race By John Gill 14 February
THE Scholarly Web - 14 February 2013 Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere By Chris Parr 14 February
Mustn't ask, mustn't tell David Erdos believes a bid to tighten European data protection will have a chilling impact on social science and humanities research 14 February
Build from the ground up Why reinvent higher education? Basic literacy matters more, says Alan Ryan 14 February
The servant of two masters: knowledge and news cycles Maintaining scholarly rigour amid demands for details about the discovery of Richard III was no easy task, but Lin Foxhall enjoyed it 14 February
Two-year sentences Michael Gove is wrong, says Chris Hackley: a return to ＆traditional＊ A levels will narrow access and do nothing to raise standards 7 February
Do your duty The sector must not let claims that application rates vindicate fees policy go unchallenged, says Liam Burns 7 February
THE Scholarly Web - 7 February 2013 Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere By Chris Parr 7 February
Totally (b)logged off For Felipe Fern芍ndez-Armesto, the pen is mightier than the memory board 7 February
Don't lose head over mad men Advertising and branding matter more than ever, but universities already have what every business wants By John Gill 7 February
No one can control for a sense of when 4-3-3 might turn the game Randomised controlled trials can＊t solve social policy conundrums any more than they can fit football to a formula, says Gary Thomas 7 February
Stubbornly indifferent The government＊s immigration policy harms student traffic from abroad and the economy, claims Shabana Mahmood 31 January
Cloudy with a hint of fog Politicians＊ speech is often more a strategic exercise than an act of civic transparency, which can make it a turn-off, says John Corner 31 January
Look sharp, the ground is shifting In a revolutionary era the sector must abandon its traditional reticence to explore a taboo research subject: itself By John Gill 31 January
Quitting Europe would be big, but not a crisis on the home front Financial fallout from a decision to leave the EU would, in reality, be minimal for higher education institutions, argues Alison Wolf 31 January
End-of-year appraisal After 12 months as Reading＊s v-c, David Bell reflects on the pleasures (and occasional pains) of leading the institution 24 January
Chris Hackley: Return on investment Academic study of marketing pays real dividends, says Chris Hackley 24 January
Reform chills are multiplying A variety of institutions are feeling exposed in the shifting landscape emerging from the blizzard of coalition changes By John Gill 24 January
Leave the Irish sector alone to get on with the task of renewal The state and its agencies must stop their constant interference with a national success story, argues Ferdinand von Prondzynski 24 January
A truth should suffice David Edmonds contrasts Edmund Gettier＊s three-page 1963 masterpiece with the endless outflow induced by the emetic REF 24 January
