Impact policy needs 'more evidence'
Campaign says Treasury must appoint science adviser to articulate strategies, writes Zoë Corbyn
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Backing for appliance of science to UK strengths
The Government will push ahead with its controversial plan to align research funding with the UK's future industrial strengths.The plan could see funding concentrated on fields that are considered...
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Recession hits US private fundraising, but others do better
As alumni donations to US universities plummet, Canada and Asia forge ahead. Hannah Fearn writes
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Abandon ‘out-of-date’ Haldane principle on research priorities
Select committee says it’s time for ‘transparent and rigorous’ debate on publicly funded work. Melanie Newman reports
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From taboo to hot topic
By Elizabeth Redden for Inside Higher Ed
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Sorry seems to be the hardest word
WASHINGTON – The situation outlined by Miles J. Postema, vice-president and general counsel of Ferris State University, sounded like a lawsuit waiting to happen. By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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Lords condemn ‘retrograde’ department merger
Government’s perception of the value of higher education called into question. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Funding fallout creates wide smiles and gnashing of teeth
To the RAE victors, the spoils, but institutions that saw their funding slashed last week in the allocations for 2009-10 are counting the costs. ߣߣÊÓƵ staff report
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Appetite for education
A soaring enrolment rate and a driving ambition to compete globally characterise higher education in South Korea. But how is this all-consuming desire affecting society? asks John Morgan
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The world is at the top of the agenda across the UK
Senior managers drive international strategies to equip institutions for global future, writes Phil Baty
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Business firmly woven into the fabric of new framework
The Government's long-awaited strategy for the sector is out at last. Melanie Newman reports
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Bottom line: universities are still not completely engaged
Hannah Fearn reports on the hopes and fears raised at Times Higher's Employer Engagement conference"They face each other across the divide rather like young lovers, with a mixture of fascination and...
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Right where it belongs
Being part of BIS means science is now at the epicentre of Whitehall and government policy, says Lord Drayson
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Published this week
ART AND DESIGN- Monument Wars: Washington, DC, the National Mall, and the Transformation of the Memorial LandscapeBy Kirk Savage, associate professor and chair of the department of art and...
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Putting the world back in working order
Engineering's decline in popularity could be reversed by showing potential students its power to tackle global challenges ranging from sustainability to energy security, says J.D. Turner