A new open-access journal that will allow researchers to publish a paper every year for a one-off fee of just $99 (£64) has prompted hopes that a more competitive market in open-access fees may soon...
Sky's not the limit for international recruitment, British Council report cautions. Jack Grove writes
It is still difficult to win funding grants for interdisciplinary study from the UK's research councils despite "lip service" to the contrary because academics who assess proposals are "nervous"...
A Welsh-language version of a film documentary that followed a team of Swansea University glaciologists on a field trip to Greenland had its premiere last week.
Scholars join up as veil of secrecy lifts, outgoing MoD chief scientific adviser tells Elizabeth Gibney
Complaints over penalties a growing concern for the sector, says OIA. Jack Grove reports
Throughout most of the 20th century, student intake from state schools was generally higher at the University of Oxford than at the University of Cambridge, although the latter overtook its ancient...
Four-to-one stand against general secretary's plans. Jack Grove reports from Manchester
Academics face a lifetime on part-time or fixed-term contracts unless action is taken to fight the creep of casualised labour within universities, lecturers have warned.
Delegates say 'bully's charter' fails feedback test and requires a health warning. Jack Grove reports
"It's a thrilling new way to get rid of people," said Louise Bimpson, Corporate Director of our ever-expanding Human ߣߣÊÓƵ team, as she unveiled Poppleton's innovative range of measures for...
Academic career prospects for PhD holders are dismal, so why are those who seek external employment viewed as failures?
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• Universities often argue that schools play a larger part in deciding the future of youngsters from poorer backgrounds, but a new book says the academy could be to blame for creating a social super-...
Quebec's student protests have garnered global media attention, and it's about time - the student strike began almost four months ago and the related civil disobedience has paralysed the province's...