Silicon Roundabout: Tech City to pioneer a radical new public space

Oliver Wainwright: Dismissed as a trophy project for David Cameron’s Big Society, a bold new plan by Architecture 00:/ aims to take the workspaces of the future to London’s East End

Could online courses be the death of the humanities?

Humanities are at risk, less from the free education market than the free market strategies in education, suggest Aurélien Mondon and Gerhard Hoffstaedter

Competition hots up for £9,000 student film prize

As the deadline for our Very Short Film Competition approaches, students at Newcastle University add the final touches to their entries• Find out how to enter• See the entries submitted so far

Academic fieldwork: six ways to make it work on a budget

Learning in the field is key to many disciplines – how can departments maintain its provision despite funding changes?

SunBloc: the lightweight solar-powered house that fits on a rooftop

RIBA Silver Medal award goes to group project that pushes the boundaries of customised self-build housing

Cybercrime to get higher priority

Military to enlist private sector in developing advice service for individuals and companies whose computers come under attack

Online learning: pedagogy, technology and opening up higher education

How can online learning open, widen and formalise access to quality higher education? Join our panel of experts on Friday 23 November from 12-2pm GMT to discuss MOOCs and more

Pearson talks mobile disruption in education, games and publishing

Alina Vandenberghe tells the Guardan Mobile Business Summit how devices are shaking up several industries. By Stuart Dredge

Inside the Royal College of Art’s ‘swanky arts factory’

As the RCA celebrates its 175th anniversary, its new campus in Battersea paints a vivid portrait of an institution in flux

Do online courses spell the end for the traditional university?

US academics are using the web to offer world-class tuition – free – to anyone who can log on, anywhere in the world. Is this the end of campus life, asks Carole Cadwalladr

Open Access: ‘we no longer need expensive publishing networks’

Higher education institutions need to recognise the changing world of publishing, says Rupert Gatti – it's time for academics to take matters into their own hands

Student employability: don’t forget to harness the power of your alumni

An alumni platform to share information, experiences and advice can boost student support and satisfaction, says Zahir Irani

Everyone wants a slice of Raspberry Pi

The £25 computer invented by a British foundation has turned into a global sensation. Its creators want to use it to teach children how to write code – but will it just end up in the hands of nerds? Miranda Sawyer reports