Research councils on target for efficiency gains
Savings are expected to surpass government goal
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Funding for UK higher education shifts up a gear
Funding for research undertaken in UK higher education has risen by 86 per cent in real terms since 1995, data from the National Audit Office show
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Critics sceptical that EPSRC will act on review findings
Report calls for a more ‘transparent and inclusive’ structure, but scientists await council’s response
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News in brief - 25 July 2013
SyriaViolence bad-mouths violenceA Syrian university has stripped the Turkish prime minister of an honorary doctorate because of his support for Syrian rebels and his crackdown on Turkish protesters...
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News in brief - 25 July 2013
Exam howlersSexual selectionThe winner of this year’s ߣߣƵ “exam howlers” competition is Adam Hart, professor of science communication at the University of Gloucestershire, for his...
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Face-to-face marking boosts attainment and satisfaction
Participants in Edinburgh Napier study did better than expected
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Campus round-up - 25 July 2013
Source: AlamyIll manorsGang members suffer high levels of psychiatric illness that place a heavy burden on mental health services, a study suggests. Scientists at Queen Mary, University of London...
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Odds and quads - 25 July 2013
The notebooks of Lieutenant William Dawes (1762-1836), part of the special collections at Soas, University of London, are a major source of information about one of the many indigenous languages of...
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Potential leaders challenged to tackle global problems
University of Southampton collegium gathers promising scholars to collaborate on coastal eco-cities project
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After digital orgy, can art still satisfy?
Scholars join strippers to discuss artistic responses to online pornography
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Public service may be wrong dose for Brazil’s doctors
Opprobrium for two-year extension to medical courses
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Investors poised for boom in European student housing
Low rents, cheaper fees and lack of construction ideal combination
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Nation builders’ Euro monument
Erasmus, the Renaissance humanist scholar, lives on in rejuvenated form. His name, used by the European Union since 1987 for its programme of subsidised student mobility and university cooperation,...
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Grant winners - 25 July 2013
Arts and Humanities Research CouncilResponsive Mode GrantsAward winner: John KochInstitution: University of WalesValue: £689,167Atlantic Europe in the metal ages (AEMA): questions of shared...