Sum of our fears: peers decry maths standards
Universities need to toughen up the mathematical content of their entry requirements for science students if employers’ needs are to be met.
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Inside Higher Ed: Setting an Example
By Scott Jaschik for Inside Higher Ed
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Students should be excluded from net migration stats, say MPs
A cross-party group of MPs has said that students should be excluded from net migration statistics.
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Chemistry society turns subscriptions into gold
The Royal Society of Chemistry is to waive its open-access publication fees for researchers from universities that subscribe to all its journals.
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London Met's student visa licence suspended
London Metropolitan University has had its licence to recruit international students suspended by immigration officials.
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De Montfort takes plunge into bond market
De Montfort University has confirmed that it has secured funding from private investors via a ?110 million public bond, with other universities expected to follow it into the bond markets.
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News in brief
United StatesYou booze, you loseThe governing body of a US university has warned its president to curb her drinking or it will sack her. In a recent letter to Susan Martin, Eastern Michigan...
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Academic-turned-politician aims to fix engine of state
Mohamed Morsi leaves academy behind to lead Egypt in the post-Spring age. David Matthews reports
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Grant winners
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research CouncilResponsive Mode Grant AwardsThe values listed represent the amounts requested; funds awarded may differ.? Award winner: Philip Stevenson?...
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Dam for the data deluge
The British Library is rising to the challenges posed by the creative chaos of the digital age, says outgoing chief executive Lynne Brindley
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Chile's sweet deal for British research pound-stretchers
Minister lauds cost-effective UK and seeks partners for research centre. Elizabeth Gibney writes
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Which? is the way to ask sector tough questions
A university information website by Which? could become a more influential source of advice for students than the Quality Assurance Agency or official data sources such as Key Information Sets, an...
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Historical forces
Public policy shaped Wales' universities early on, and it shapes and supports them still, says Leighton Andrews
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Still stuck on the audit wheel, and we could do with a credence revival
As Whitehall mulls reducing quality assurance, Hefce seems to be calling for more. Simeon Underwood is tired of the same old song
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Euro 'own goal'? Coalition tactic could bleed British R&D
Critics demand 'joined-up' thinking as plan to cut EU budget threatens research. Elizabeth Gibney reports