In the UK, and in many other countries, policy makers and funding bodies emphasise the importance of the STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), as opposed to the HASS disciplines (humanities, arts and social sciences), in higher education. Yet an examination of the biographies of UK members of parliament (MPs)…

A professor attempted to define a professorial role by surveying British literature and the views of professors in other universities. He concluded that there is no one defined and accepted route or role for professors within the United Kingdom. (EV)

Reviews the content of four well-established United Kingdom-based journals specializing in higher education over a five-year period, focusing on the particular nature of the four journals, what has been emphasized and what has been omitted in selecting articles to be published, and the current state of research and publication in higher education…

Develops a typology of higher education institutions in England that includes London University, the Open University, civic universities, redbrick and campus universities, technological universities, university colleges (graduate), large former polytechnics, former polytechnics, small former polytechnics/large colleges, medical colleges…

The variety of definitions given to "academic freedom" is discussed, and their relevance, applicability, and consequences for various groups and individuals and concerning teaching, learning, research, and publication are examined. (MSE)

It is argued that part-time study has been a tradition in British higher education since the early nineteenth century but that expansion of access to higher education and changes in financing have shifted attention away from this phenomenon. Factors influencing the balance of part- and full-time enrollment are chronicled. (MSE)

A discussion of the relationship between college teaching and faculty research looks at different forms the link between the two might take, how policy might reflect the relationship, emerging trends, and mechanisms for encouraging joint development of teaching and research. (MSE)