THE 100 Under 50: Power flowers
The 1960s universities rose to prominence on the back of savvy leadership and a firm commitment to research, argues Paul Wellings
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THE 100 Under 50: This is just the start
Tony Chan discusses the key factors behind HKUST's rapid rise, and adds: you ain't seen nothing yet
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THE 100 Under 50: International bright young thing
Confidence is the hallmark of Warwick, a habitual innovator that has made a global splash, says Nigel Thrift
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THE 100 Under 50: Acelerando!
Marcelo Knobel and Renato H.L. Pedrosa discuss Unicamp's past and what the future has in store
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THE 100 Under 50: Prefabs sprout so distinctively
The University of York has always been unafraid to go its own way, Laurie Taylor recalls
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'Let's give every schoolboy lines for smoking cannabis'
David Nutt, the drugs 'scientist who got sacked', tells Matthew Reisz that a less punitive approach is needed
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News in brief
AustraliaGeneration disengagedThe chief scientist of Australia has claimed that young people are "disengaged" from scientific subjects. Ian Chubb said that although the nation's science commands...
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Florida ever-blades: state bleeds after deep cuts
Republicans at loggerheads with Democrats and Moody's over retrenchment. Graham Jarvis writes
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Online pressure builds as Obama urged, 'open up'
Open-access advocates have attempted to build up a head of steam in the US by launching a petition on the White House website calling on the Obama administration to require all publicly funded...
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Architects of a nation have to lay down solid foundations
South Sudan's fledgling universities need money - and educated young people - to survive. Graham Jarvis reports
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Grant winners
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCHHealth Technology Assessment programme• Award winner: Chris Hollis• Institution: University of Nottingham• Value: £188,092Clinical effectiveness and patient...
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Outside edge
Give independent scholars their funding due, says Peter Geoghegan: while the academy is 'rethinking', they are busy doing
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Indian postgrads shun UK sector
Rise in non-EU applications masks problem with key market, THE poll finds. John Morgan reports
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Free school meal deal could leave participation funding cupboard bare
Introducing a "student premium" to encourage more teenagers from disadvantaged families to attend university may lead to cuts in support for mature or part-time students, sector figures have warned.
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Fees raise appeal of land of the free
Shocked by price rises, UK students are looking carefully at US universities. Elizabeth Gibney writes