Economy needs '10,000 extra science graduates'
The UK needs to educate at least an extra 10,000 science graduates a year just to maintain its current industrial position, a major new report has concluded.
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Chemistry teachers encouraged with new scholarships
The Department for Education has announced the creation of around 130 new scholarships in chemistry to attract graduates into teaching the subject.
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Women's Library moves across town to the LSE
A renowned collection of women's history resources is moving to the London School of Economics.
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Poll suggests fear of debt is deterring poorest applicants
Fear of debt may be deterring large numbers of children from applying to university, a new study has suggested.
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Future at their fingertips (or in their pockets, anyway)
Students have so many devices: sector must be smart and tap them, says expert. Chris Parr writes
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Riotous assembly incites analysis
A conference aims to bring clarity to the motives for last year's civil unrest. Matthew Reisz writes
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News in brief
Parody prizeFishy research rewardedA demonstration that brain researchers can detect meaningful neural activity in dead fish was among the research projects honoured in this year's Ig Nobel prizes,...
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You have two minutes on your specialist subject, starting...now
Distil PhDs into 120 seconds: impossible? Not for the winners of a recent competition. Chris Parr reports
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Show your strengths - we won't fund weaknesses
Concentration on the cards as Ireland shifts to contractual cash. Jack Grove reports from Dublin
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Canada's foreign recruitment drive may backfire
Canadian institutions' lack of strategic focus could mean that the country's drive to recruit more overseas students backfires, the head of a higher education marketing consultancy has suggested.
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News in brief
United StatesThis correspondence is privateA judge has backed a US climate scientist's efforts to preserve the privacy of his emails. The court rejected the case brought by the American Tradition...
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Grant winners
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCILResponsive Mode Grant AwardsValues are the amounts requested. Awarded amounts may differ? Award winner: Graham Seymour? Institution: University...
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?lan victual
University food is not what it used to be, laments John Gilbey, but perhaps it is not too late to make it glorious once again
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National Student Survey - Key information may not unlock choice
NSS scores' inclusion in KIS could offer perverse incentives. Jack Grove and Elizabeth Gibney write
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Dreaming spires' survey nightmare
State of the student unions: Oxford comes last