UK higher education must recalibrate to register on Asia’s scales
China’s universities are using tough criteria to choose Western partners and, says Michael Hitchcock, British institutions fare poorly
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Grant winners – 3 March 2016
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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How scholars spend their time
These data show how scholars used their time at different types of university in the period 2012 to 2015
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One VIP, coming right up
The rise of ‘super scholarships’ that aim to turn out future world leaders signals a new front in a global war for the best students
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Teesside University to withdraw FE validation at 10 colleges
Decision has rekindled row over universities’ role in validating HE courses in FE
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More women publishing top medical papers
Female researchers now account for 37 per cent of first authors in medicine’s top journals, says US study
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Female scholars average 12% of science academies’ membership
UK among the worst performers in analysis of 69 national academies
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Five nightmare scenarios that haunt academics
Pat Thomson identifies five abiding fears that prey on the scholarly mind
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More women in senior university jobs, says report
The share of women in management or governor roles has steadily increased over the past two years, analysis shows
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How to set up a blog about science
Blogging is now an essential weapon in most scientists’ armoury
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NTU head – Europe ‘all talk but no action’ on HE investment
Nanyang Technological University president Bertil Andersson says Singapore has been much better at improving universities
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Good scientist or successful academic? You can't be both
Reflecting on the plight of the early career scholar prompts Xenia Schmalz to draw up a research manifesto