Germany: an alternative route to excellence
There’s a tension between Germany’s desire to be in the global elite of higher education while remaining egalitarian. John Morgan reports

There’s a tension between Germany’s desire to be in the global elite of higher education while remaining egalitarian. John Morgan reports

Elizabeth Cobbs on an enlightening and alarming study of how the central state has had to fight for its legitimacy
Brussels, 29 June 2004 To become the world’s most competitive powerhouse, Europe must lead the transition of the micro-electronics sector to the next generation of nano-electronics, with co-ordinated...

We talk to the research council CEO about pharmaceutical drugs modelling and a childhood interest in studying animal remains

Sector experts variously predict benefits and damage from lifting the lid on who earns what

University games are worth standing up for, say Vince Mayne and Ian Diamond
Brussels, 09 Dec 2004 An international conference on evolution of the life science industries will take place in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 23 to 25 February. The event will focus on four key areas...

From Lehman Brothers to La Leche League via disaster capitalism and 'the new retirement': new academic books worth adding to your reading list
The Selling Sound is a fascinating and wide-ranging account of the rise of the country music industry. This is not a dry economic discussion of an emerging section of the cultural industries, but a...

Students willing to pay at least £1,700 more on average for better employability, suggests survey

The launch of Jo Johnson’s One Nation Science strategy has put place firmly on the research policy agenda, says Holly Else

Move would jeopardise sector’s global brand, senior figures warn

Giving evidence to a BIS committee inquiry on assessing the quality of higher education provoked questions about how teaching might be measured, writes John Gill

Teaching criteria updated in response to government and industry demands