Course to address dearth of physics teachers
Thirty higher education institutions are to offer a new teacher training programme in physics and mathematics, it has been announced.
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New retraction of paper by husband and wife research team
Another paper authored by University of Manchester professor Sylvia Bulfone-Paus has been retracted 鈥 but this one does not feature the Russian postdoctoral researchers blamed for misconduct that led...
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Queen Mary academics pass latest 鈥榥o confidence鈥 vote in Willetts
The senate of Queen Mary, University of London, has become the latest academic body to pass a vote of no confidence in universities and science minister David Willetts.
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About-face by Oxford University Press
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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Pull the ladder up: a third of graduates want fewer uni places
A survey has revealed that graduates are more likely to support increased tuition fees and a reduction in the number of university places. Thirty per cent of graduates believe that opportunities to...
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Journalism academics blame newsrooms, not classrooms, for press scandals
University journalism courses are not responsible for the industry鈥檚 ethical failings, such as the News of the World phone-hacking scandal, journalism lecturers have told the Leveson inquiry
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Open for business secretary: Cable鈥檚 message to world on visa reforms
The business secretary has attempted to send a message overseas that UK higher education is planning for 鈥渓ong-term growth鈥 in international markets despite recent changes to student visa rules.Vince...
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Prizes and catapults: government unveils innovation and research strategy
The government will fund more inducement prizes to solve interdisciplinary challenges as part of its new innovation and research strategy.
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News in brief
United StatesOccupy that! See you in courtAround two dozen protesters are suing university leaders over their mistreatment at the hands of the police during the recent Occupy demonstrations. The...
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Gifted flee to foreign fields as Italy is strangled by blood ties
High levels of nepotism suggested by US analysis linked to 'brain drain'. Frank Nowikowski writes
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Worldwide acclaim for ground breaking local heroines
Matthew Reisz on the awards that highlight the developing world's leading young female scientists
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Greener (but, sadly, not richer)
Institutions' efforts to cut energy use pay off, but not in the way they hoped. David Matthews writes
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You'll have to give master's a KIS unless you promise to reveal more
Institutions warned to be more transparent about postgraduate course quality, writes Simon Baker
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Grant winners
LEVERHULME TRUSTResearch Project GrantsBasic sciences鈥 Award winner: Mark Blamire鈥 Institution: University of Cambridge鈥 Value: 拢100,302Oxide superconductor/ferromagnet Josephson junctions鈥 Award...
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One in four new courses attracts no students, i-Map finds
A quarter of all new undergraduate courses fail to attract a single student, a major study has found, with the proportion rising to half for joint-honours programmes.