A vote to leave the market
As an Englishman living in Scotland who has spent half his life in England and half in Scotland, I will be voting for independence on 18 September.I intend to vote this way not for nationalist...
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The New Emperors: Power and the Princelings in China, by Kerry Brown
Seven men rule the Middle Kingdom, but why them? Jonathan Mirsky on a study of Party potentates
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English language tests: poor preparation?
Foreign students in the UK need fluency, not just a certificate, says Karen Harris
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No logic in King’s College job cuts
Dorothy Bishop on the senseless purge at the Institute of Psychiatry
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Four things to know about venture capital-funded spin-offs
A $1 billion buyout of a UK biotech firm netted founder David S. Latchman just $709. He offers advice on seeking investors
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Life after life: academic legacies
What happens to scholars’ papers and unfinished works when they die? Matthew Reisz on the guardian’s dilemma
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Plymouth v-c Wendy Purcell ‘placed on leave’
The vice-chancellor of Plymouth University has been “placed on leave” by the institution’s board of governors.
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Isaac Newton Medal goes to American physicist
The Institute of Physics has announced the winners of its annual awards in the discipline
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Labour should set science budget ‘for full Parliament’
A Labour government should set a science and research budget for the entire Parliament, and give universities a bigger role in driving local growth.
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Prizewinners’ labs ‘least likely to hire women’
Women are greatly underrepresented in the laboratories of the highest-achieving male biology professors in the US, a study has revealed.
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Hundreds of poorer children missing out on ‘elite’ universities, says commission
Milburn blames ‘secondary school maze’ for missing 2,000
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Take students out of immigration target, say prospective Tory MPs
Eight out of 10 prospective Tory MPs think the government should not target international students in the drive to reduce net migration.
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Academics call for guidelines on use of online learners’ data
Delegates at California convention produce framework on use of personal information
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UK universities' incubator voted best in Europe and second in world
A UK university-business incubator has been voted the best in Europe.
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Private college singled out by immigration minister hits back
LSBF says many of its students do have the right to work