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Was the great Dane Irish? That is the question
Medieval Scandinavian expert traces name Hamlet to Gaelic tale The Destruction of Da Derga's HostelNot "O Hamlet" but O'Hamlet: Shakespeare's Prince of Denmark, according to literary research, derives...
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Higher education: Open universities
Once, higher education was a public good. Now universities find themselves in a marketplace with the student as consumerThe law of unintended consequences has ruined many an ambitious minister's...
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Vocational courses waste of time, says government adviser
Review attacks qualifications such as 'personal effectiveness', which teaches teenagers how to claim unemployment and use a phoneUp to 400,000 teenagers are wasting their time on publicly-funded...
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Cribsheet 03.03.11
Who's a fat lot of use as a teacher?Before we begin, three cheers for the maturity, self-control and wit of the young man bullied by David Starkey in Jamie's nightmare school, which I daresay most of...
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Wolf's vocational recommendations open door to simplified system
Wolf review recommends businesses should receive subsidies to run internships, but moves to do away with some courses should be taken with careThe subject of vocational training has been in the news a...
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Politics Weekly podcast: The 'squeezed middle', referendums and the green agenda
David Cameron promised that the coalition government would be Britain's greenest ever. But as the political agenda has been increasingly dominated by the debate over funding for public services, green...
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Disciples of discipline put the boot in
The 'tough love' brigade reckon they've got bad behaviour licked. But they can't stem the rage of schoolboy Dave Mania"Are Britain's schools failing its children?" screams a broadsheet...
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Students told they must get decent grades in maths and English
No young person should start work without a good grade in core subjects, warns education adviserTeenagers in England should be forced to study maths and English until they have a good standard in both...
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Ministers fail to agree on how to cut number of international students
Universities minister admits to 'fuzziness' over plans to restrict student visas as part of drive to cut migration to BritainThe universities minister has admitted tensions still exist with Home Office...
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Laura Kline obituary
My mother, Laura Kline, who has died aged 93, recognised educational discrimination against black children at a time when many of those running local education did not. Laura was never afraid to be...
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For the LSE, in thrall to a dictator, Gaddafi was pure roast duck | Simon...
The school's association with Libya's leader is just an extreme version of the predicament now facing all UK universitiesPity the poor university. Told for 25 years to get into bed with big money, the...
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Howard Davies's resignation letter
LSE director resigns over claims institution had been involved in a deal to train young Libyans to become part of future eliteDear Peter,When the reputational consequences for the LSE of accepting the...
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Call for nursery menu guidelines to promote healthy lifestyles
Report highlights that a fifth of children starting primary school in England are overweightChildren under five should be given nationally agreed meal menus when in regulated childcare to ensure they...
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More universities could go bust as fees rise, says audit office
Spending watchdog warns of risk from business sponsorship, funding cuts and few measures to detect short-term cash problemsThe number of universities at risk of going bust is likely to rise over the...
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FE colleges: Who's afraid of Alison Wolf? | Editorial
After so many overlapping, contradictory and ultimately ineffective diktats freeing things up is worth a tryThe weakness of British vocational training is hardly news. Anxieties trace back to an 1851...
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LSE played a part in taming Libya's rogue regime
Former director Howard Davies insists LSE had good intentions, but political connections with Libya also under scrutinyIn considering the links between the London School of Economics and Libya, the...
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LSE head quits over Gaddafi scandal
LSE director Howard Davies resigns after fresh allegations over links to Libyan regime as PR firm admits errors over lobbyingA deepening row over the London School of Economics and its dealings with...
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Welcome to the Guardian Higher Education Network
What is the Higher Education Network, why are we doing it and how can you get involved?Welcome to the Higher Education Network - a new site, dedicated to those that work in and with higher...
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Bishop apologises to abuse victims at Manchester school
Mike Harding among 57 former pupils who reported abuse by rector at St Bede's CollegeThe Bishop of Salford has apologised and expressed sorrow to former students at a leading Manchester Catholic school...
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Five historical clangers in Kevin Macdonald's The Eagle
Kevin Macdonald's The Eagle is an enjoyable sword-and-sandals yomp – just don't go assuming it's historically accurateEnjoyable an adventure as it is, Kevin Macdonald's The Eagle – a free adaptation of...
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