PM sticks to populist numbers
Boris Johnson and Vince Cable both see the harm being done by the hard line on immigration, but Cameron is unlikely to budge

Boris Johnson and Vince Cable both see the harm being done by the hard line on immigration, but Cameron is unlikely to budge

Business secretary will argue against sector cuts and for extra investment

Mayor confident in capital鈥檚 academic brand values

The academy must repel UKIP鈥檚 charges, argues Christopher Phelps

Conference hears of funding problems, graduate unemployment and mission creep
Michael Shattock rightly draws attention to the parallels in the governance failures at HBOS and London Metropolitan University (鈥淭he best board I ever sat on鈥, 30 May). He is also right to point to...

Scholars go hungry as a result of casualisation, congress hears

Transition is both desirable and inevitable, Gabriel Egan argues

Former CBI head says interaction鈥檚 the key to productivity

Strictly between you and IIn what is being described as 鈥渁 well-organised sting鈥, our reporter, Keith Ponting (30), posing as the deputy vice-chancellor of a provincial university, recently met with...

The interwoven tale of the fight over rubber and a visionary surveyor captivates Robert Mayhew

Crowdsourcing is invaluable to researchers, but why do people do it and how can their interest be maintained?

Minister and BIS take close interest in study with enormous policy implications
I was disappointed by the lack of challenge in 鈥淪tate of independence could prove costly, Scots warned鈥 (News, 23 May). In Scotland, we are being bombarded relentlessly with scare stories about...

Academics and others discuss a typical working week