People from outside these islands have often been puzzled by the strength of Britons' feeling for animals, as illustrated by a letter published in 1881 in the Liverpool Mercury on the lack of regard...
Cathy Shrank extols an insight into the life of a poet who watched his words in Henry VIII's court
While the Conservatives held office between 1979 and 1997, the Labour Party monopolised scholarly attention. Since Tony Blair's first landslide victory, the pendulum seems to have swung the other way...
Anthony Smith is a crisp explainer. The nature and purpose of his project is crystal clear. "This book sets out to explore some of the contributions of visual artists to the rise of nations and...
Remuneration of Russell Group v-cs up as pension allowances approach ceiling. Jack Grove reports
Universities with lower entry requirements could be at greatest risk of losing students and millions of pounds in income under the new funding regime, data suggest.
It’s tough for minority academics, as evidence of discrimination attests. David Matthews writes
Call for European Union to establish output-tracking database. Paul Jump reports
A US-based researcher is recruiting a team of fellow scientists to help him run a new website exposing questionable science after legal threats forced him to remove all postings from his existing...
New loan-funding system may leave council unable to prevent over-recruitment, writes John Morgan
Doing everything you can to keep a “toehold” in your field while looking for postdoctoral positions was one of the pieces of advice offered at a session on life after the PhD at a conference last...
Nanoscientist waits three years to see critique of controversial ‘discovery’ printed. Paul Jump writes
David Matthews reports on apparent policy U-turn after university weathers tobacco-gift controversyDurham University has abandoned plans that appeared to involve scrapping its ethics committee, a...
This year will be a busy time for construction in the higher education sector as some universities begin to spend their share of the hundreds of millions of pounds that have been allocated by the...
Accounting expert urges Hefce to ditch ‘unreliable’ costing system under review. Jack Grove reportsA system used to measure the cost of teaching and research within universities should be scrapped...