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Points out that college freshmen in Great Britain with ordinary diligence can expect a decent 2.1, and that will be enough to ensure that they secure the graduate premium appropriate to the sort of degree they have done and where they have done it. Tendency of college teachers to conform with the general expectation; Side effects of the usual course delivery.

Comments on key issues pertaining to the authorship of scientific papers and journals in undergraduate universities in Great Britain including doctoral students, postdoctorates and professors. Efforts of students and several professors to conceal methodological flaws in scientific papers; Trends in writing academic and scientific papers; Indications of higher education.

The article emphasizes the author's call for the need to stop pointless extracurricular activities that academics engage in for the sake of their curriculum vitae. Unsolicited call for papers disturb academics. The author says that meaningless activities and pointless initiatives have perpetuated in higher education. These, according to the author, are waste of energy.

The article reflects on the need for the academics to use staple in their communication. Staple can be used to fix auditing papers to annoy auditors or create lively discussion on the Internet. The versatility of staple allows universities to connect ideas. Staples can also be used in scholarly publishing.

Reveals that the ground rules for the 2008 research assessment exercise (RAE) in Great Britain will unfairly penalise new academics in the humanities. Required number of research papers that should be produce by academics who entered the profession before August 31, 2003; Reason the cut-off point which applies across all subject areas is unfair, according to the panel who are serving as referees on RAE; Statement issued by Pauline Stafford, chair of the history sub-panel of RAE.

Presents news related to higher education. Decision of Albania's new government to close three universities; Information on the paper "Rethinking the White Australia Policy," by Andrew Fraser, a law lecturer at Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales; Strike of University teachers in Benin and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.