Hoffmann's Nobel input 'distant' from bench work
Researcher queries extent of professor's contribution to prizewinning immunity study. Paul Jump writes
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Innovation strategy 'ignores' funding and visas
Concerns have been expressed about the failure of the government's innovation and research strategy to address issues such as postgraduate finance and visa regulations.
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PR chief's parting shot cites LCC head's 'unfair' management style
'Blow to morale' as second staff member to leave within weeks airs grievances. David Matthews writes
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Two-tier fee system 'will lead to two-tier auditing'
Universities charging lower tuition fees may be held to more rigorous standards than those levying ?9,000 a year, a professor of higher education policy has warned.
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Reading hopes Malaysia branch will bear fruit
The University of Reading aims to open a campus in Malaysia, becoming the latest in a growing band of UK universities to establish overseas offshoots.
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VAT shift could open back door to mergers
But as tax rules ease, institutional unions still face cultural hurdles, say experts. Simon Baker writes
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CRUK halts basic science grants as its research budget suffers 10% cut
Cancer charity's move closes option for early career scientists, experts fear. Paul Jump reports
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London Met to trim postgrad courses and prices
London Metropolitan University is set for further immediate course closures after an internal report recommended a "transformation" of postgraduate provision and the setting of relatively low tuition...
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76% white and male? That's today's UK professoriate
Equality body highlights gap in race and gender representation at senior level. John Morgan reports
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Students demand connection and feedback, now
Students currently going through the higher education system are part of a "net generation" who expect instant feedback because of their heavy reliance on mobile phones, social media and video games...
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News in brief
European CommissionChief Scientific Adviser namedA Scottish biologist has been appointed the European Commission's first Chief Scientific Adviser. Anne Glover, professor of molecular and cell biology...
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On Rereading
Valerie Sanders delights in an off-duty academic's return to the inspirational literature of her youth
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Chanel: An Intimate Life
Anne Hogan on an insightful study of the famous couturiere's complex character and singular journey
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A Merciless Place: The Lost Story of Britain's Convict Disaster in Africa
A monarchy and ruling elite live in conspicuous excess while the majority get poorer. Financial scams, identity theft and unscrupulous moneylenders are rife. A sense of unfairness and desperation has...
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American Egyptologist: The Life of James Henry Breasted and the Creation of His Oriental Institute
Upon entering the Oriental Institute, nestled in the neo-Gothic University of Chicago campus, you pass under a sculpture of "East teaching the West". This concept of the Near East and the Nile Valley...