Ruling on FP6 clears way for research bids
Universities across Europe breathed a sigh of relief this week as the European Commission clarified its position on funding the costs of research. UK universities had feared that a full-cost model of...
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Government admits bungling A-level change
The government has admitted that it was a mistake to introduce new-style A levels without a pilot of the whole range of reforms and has pledged never to repeat the error. This week's governmental...
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We can't just think big, we must invest big, too
The number of international students in the UKis set to mushroom, says Clive Saville, but are we prepared? Research conducted for IDP Education Australia suggests that numbers of international...
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Alison Wolf
History shows that intellectual greatness needs an environment that supports university autonomy and cultural and academic diversity Last year, on a train in central Europe, a German friend of ours...
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Don's diary: Saturday morning blood and gore
Saturday, week 1 6.30am: My alarm clock is going mad but why? It's Saturday morning, for goodness sake. Then I remember: I am teaching creative writing to a group of year-ten pupils at the University...
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Isolation breeds content
As Friday night passed into Saturday morning last weekend, the union reps and employers still conscious after more than 28 hours of deliberations around the pay negotiating tables were alert enough...
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Ministering support
No one was more surprised than the new higher education minister Alan Johnson to find he was taking over the brief from Margaret Hodge. Speaking at his first public appearance three-and-a-half weeks...
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A letter too far
Following last week's discovery that two-thirds of university staff believe that English funding council Hefce is insufferably bureaucratic, comes an affirming tale from veteran accountability...
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Brunel honours Clarkson's drive
Brunel University this week showed its gratitude to Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson by awarding him an honorary doctorate. Mr Clarkson may appear an unlikely choice for the ultimate academic...
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Why I ... believe universities could help transform the police service
The recent debate on the effectiveness of police patrols has been dominated by the views of two distinguished chief constables, Sir John Stevens and Sir David Phillips. But relevant scientific...
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Shortcut to success
Academe's corner-cutting culture, not students, is to blame for cheating, says Frank Furedi Last week a poll of 31 British universities by BBC Radio 4's The World At One "uncovered" what most...
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Museums win funding
Four university museums have won a total of £325,000 from a national £2 million scheme to improve museum displays and public access. The Fitzwilliam Museum at Cambridge University has been awarded £...
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Walk into the unknown
University College London staff from the London Foot Hospital and School of Podiatric Medicine will be transferred to the University of East London this autumn. The switch involves 14 teaching staff...
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Low offers don't help
Making lower entry offers to students at poorly performing schools may backfire, says a report from the ÌÇÐÄVlog Funding Council for England. The achievements of students from poorly...
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United at one campus
Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College plans to build a new multimillion-pound campus in High Wycombe. This will allow it to consolidate its facilities at one purpose-built site.