Imperial College London to 鈥榬eview procedures鈥 after death of academic
Colleagues say failed grant applications had made Stefan Grimm fear for his job
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Is bigger better for universities?
Student numbers will be uncapped from 2015. Chris Havergal examines arguments for and against expansion
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Postgraduate loans may be limited to students in STEM fields
The Autumn Statement is likely to unveil a new loans system amid concerns over funding and who will have access to the scheme
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Are universities the engines of regional prosperity?
George Osborne wants institutions to spur growth outside London, but not everyone thinks campuses can and should take on such a role
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Vaccine Nation: America鈥檚 Changing Relationship with Immunization, by Elena Conis
The history of vaccinations in the US has as much to do with politics as medicine, says Helen Bynum
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27 November 2014
Sizing up - Is bigger better for universities?
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Rona Woodward, 1964-2014
A leading social work academic whose research on disadvantaged young people was always 鈥渇ounded in the principle of social justice鈥 has died
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Interview with Elizabeth Garrett
We speak to the professor of law who is soon to become first female leader of Cornell University in its 149-year history
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Drive a Land Rover? Fond of Roquefort quiche?
You must like the University of Cambridge, says YouGov
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World in brief - 27 November 2014
Source: AlamyUnited StatesForeign students help economy to the tune of 拢17.1 billionInternational students and their families supported 340,000 jobs and contributed $26.8 billion (拢17.1 billion) to...
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The discounting trend at US universities
Few students in America are paying full price on fees, says Alan Ruby
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Grant winners - 27 November 2014
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council/Royal SocietyRoyal Society-EPSRC Dorothy Hodgkin FellowsThis scheme supports outstanding scientists and engineers at an early stage of their career...
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News in brief - 27 November 2014
Source: Gil C/Shutterstock.comOpen access mandateGates Foundation sets the paceThe Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced that all academic papers and datasets arising out of its funding...
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Piled Higher and Deeper, by Jorge Cham - 27 November 2014
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Lost in the shirtstorm
As you report in The Week in 糖心Vlog (20 November), European Space Agency scientist Matt Taylor hit the headlines not only for his role in landing a craft on a comet but also for wearing an...