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Rod Thornton's suspension is a serious attack on academic freedom | Hicham Yezza
Thornton's paper on Nottingham University's actions during my wrongful arrest over terrorism has led to him becoming the victimTwo weeks ago, Dr Rod Thornton, a respected lecturer and counter-terrorism...
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London School of Economics academics narrowly vote in favour of £8,000 fees
If approved by LSE Council, which has final say, fees would be lowest in Russell Group of universitiesThe London School of Economics' academic board, which represents its academic staff, voted by a...
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McDonald's chief tells company directors to hire more school leavers
McDonald's has faced jibes that it offers low tech, low paid McJobs that add little to the country's skills baseThe boss of McDonald's in the UK is urging more businesses to recruit school leavers and...
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David Willetts' wrecking ball | Priyamvada Gopal
The selling of places to the wealthy is at one with the coalition's destructive policies on universitiesBefore the predictable and hasty denials emerged, angry incredulity greeted universities minister...
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Letters: Privilege and a university education
You write that "David Cameron insisted that the proposal would not create privileged access to universities for rich students" and quote him as saying "university access is about being able to learn,...
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Letters: Meagre support for deaf schoolchildren
In your article (Fifth of authorities cut help for deaf schoolchildren, 10 May) you state that councils are scrapping posts for specialist teachers or cutting budgets for radio aids, etc. Deaf children...
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Here is the news - online readers like to be surprised by what they read
There is a great enthusiasm among digital pioneers to offer the readers of news websites the chance to personalise their editorial choices. But readers appear, at present anyway, somewhat underwhelmed...
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Pushing envelopes: Paying for university
Higher fees for additional university places could boost the charitable sectorRos Asquith
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Cribsheet 12.05.11
Please be a Cutswatcher for the GuardianAre cuts starting to bite in your school, college, university or local authority? Would you be so good as to tell us about what's happening? The Guardian has...
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12 January 1864: A letter calling for free schools: #guardian190
A letter on the need for free schools in Manchester School attendance was not compulsory until the 1880 Education Act, although schooling only became free in 1891.NewspapersNational...
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Private schools call in debt collectors
Economic climate leads to parents falling into arrears as heads talk of schools 'clinging on by fingertips' to stay openPrivate schools are turning to debt collectors to force parents to hand over...
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Pupils who fail maths and English GCSEs face two years of extra study
Education secretary announces plan after report criticising number of pupils leaving school without basic grasp of English or mathsThousands of pupils who fail to achieve a good GCSE in English and...
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Rihanna and the rise of raunch pop
The R&B star's S&M video offers an extreme portrayal of a particular vision of female sexuality that permeates popBondage, blow-up dolls and Perez Hilton on a dog leash – they all feature in...
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Lady Gaga: 'My tour is a religious experience'
In an exclusive interview with Simon Hattenstone for this Saturday's Weekend magazine, Lady Gaga talks religion, bullying and growing hornsLady Gaga has described her relationship with fans in...
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Ex Labour aide plans free school
Hyman does not support all aspects of free schools, but he is not retreating from the challenge of making one work"At least Thatcher was attempting to change things," Peter Hyman told the Guardian a...
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Ed Yong: You've got seven days to prove you're a science writer | Wellcome...
Only a week until the deadline for the Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize. Ed Yong recalls how winning a science journalism prize kickstarted his own writing careerIt is a truth universally...
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LSE has shown tuition fees are not a done deal | Ashok Kumar and Hero Austin
The board's decision to reject £9,000 fees has dented the higher education policy landscape. Overruling it would be undemocraticThe issue of fee-setting has been disowned and depoliticised by...
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Cribsheet 13.05.11
The importance of the three RsTwo more years of school for you. That's Michael Gove's message to pupils who fail English and maths GCSEs, in a bid to cut the numbers leaving school without a good grasp...
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Majoring in secular studies | Phil Zuckerman
I'm proud to offer the US's first degree in secularism – given that unbelief is increasingly the norm, it's about time we studied itLast week, Pitzer College in Claremont, California launched a new...
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Academies offer teachers private medical care
Michael Gove announces perks to entice more schools and staff to join academies programmeTeachers at academies are being given private medical care and the chance to enrol on courses at Oxford and...
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