Anthony Smith is a crisp explainer. The nature and purpose of his project is crystal clear. "This book sets out to explore some of the contributions of visual artists to the rise of nations and...
Remuneration of Russell Group v-cs up as pension allowances approach ceiling. Jack Grove reports
Universities with lower entry requirements could be at greatest risk of losing students and millions of pounds in income under the new funding regime, data suggest.
It鈥檚 tough for minority academics, as evidence of discrimination attests. David Matthews writes
Call for European Union to establish output-tracking database. Paul Jump reports
A US-based researcher is recruiting a team of fellow scientists to help him run a new website exposing questionable science after legal threats forced him to remove all postings from his existing...
New loan-funding system may leave council unable to prevent over-recruitment, writes John Morgan
Doing everything you can to keep a 鈥渢oehold鈥 in your field while looking for postdoctoral positions was one of the pieces of advice offered at a session on life after the PhD at a conference last...
Nanoscientist waits three years to see critique of controversial 鈥榙iscovery鈥 printed. Paul Jump writes
David Matthews reports on apparent policy U-turn after university weathers tobacco-gift controversyDurham University has abandoned plans that appeared to involve scrapping its ethics committee, a...
This year will be a busy time for construction in the higher education sector as some universities begin to spend their share of the hundreds of millions of pounds that have been allocated by the...
Accounting expert urges Hefce to ditch 鈥榰nreliable鈥 costing system under review. Jack Grove reportsA system used to measure the cost of teaching and research within universities should be scrapped...
Mainland recognition of foreign degrees taught in Hong Kong is key for UK, writes David Matthews
The 鈥渟ystemic failure鈥 of a university鈥檚 partnership with a private college meant that 40 master鈥檚 students did not take their course, the sector鈥檚 quality watchdog has found.The Quality Assurance...
LHC maintenance crew turn into zombies in film by Cern-based student. Matthew Reisz reports