Fixing a hole without fees coming in: Scottish heads warn of tough choice
'Underestimated' cash gap may lead to a drop in quality or fewer places. Hannah Fearn reports
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Worst cases and fee levels are on the agendas
A Russell Group university is considering the risk that student numbers could fall by up to 15 per cent when the tuition-fee cap rises to £9,000, while another former polytechnic has said it will...
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Grant winners
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL• Award winner: Murray Grant• Institution: University of Exeter• Value: £485,000Exploiting the growth-promotion and induced-resistance properties...
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Blogconfidential: Cosmetic effect
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: Cosmetic effect
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Appointments
University of GreenwichChristopher HallasThe University of Greenwich enticed its new director of student affairs, Christopher Hallas, by appealing to his "sense of purpose about public service". Mr...
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Field rankings for India
Field rankings for IndiaData provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, 1 January 2000-31 December 2010Â FieldPapersCitationsCitations per paperWorld average% differenceHighly...
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Education is the real deal
Katie Best calls for business school rankings that measure pedagogic merit, not simply cash and corporate power
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Maintain standards? That's way more than my job's worth
In today's insecure academy, quality control takes a back seat to pleasing students and covering up errors, a senior lecturer claims
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Cutting the Gordian knot
Full competition for qualified students would keep fees down, says Alasdair Smith, and limiting unqualified numbers would control costs
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Hefce shows how the axe will be wielded
'Challenging settlement' for 2011-12 apportions nearly £1 billion in cuts. Simon Baker reports
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Post-92s hit hardest by quality-related shake-up
New universities in England will be hit with the biggest proportional cuts in their quality-related research budgets during the coming academic year as funding is further concentrated on...
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UK mission groups set to dissolve in the 'red ocean'
Ties may fray as institutions trying to be all things suffer financially, study hints. Simon Baker reports
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Subpanels' lack of experience will put REF credibility at risk, Hefce told
The lack of previous experience among members of two subpanels in the forthcoming research excellence framework could undermine researchers' "grudging acceptance" of the exercise, an academic has...
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Underperforming v-cs may lose pay
Report proposals aim to ensure that top earners' salaries are deserved, writes Hannah Fearn
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Overseas degree standard warning
University disappointed at QAA's judgement of 'limited confidence'. Rebecca Attwood reports