Progress towards the goals of the Bologna Process is far too slow and in some areas almost non-existent, according to the European Students' Union (ESU).The European Higher Education Area, conceived...
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCILAward winner: R. HagerInstitution: University of ManchesterValue: £79,677Social environment and indirect genetic effects on life history and behavioural traits in...
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: There are always alternatives
University of South ߣߣÊÓƵNigel RelphThe University of South ߣߣÊÓƵ in Adelaide has appointed Nigel Relph pro vice-chancellor and vice president (international and development). Mr Relph began...
Employee ownership could help preserve the university as a site of research and teaching, suggests Steve Fuller
Kenneth Baker calls on universities to seek financial independence from the state, and for the state to handle a precious asset with care
Share project looks to Mass Observation surveys for inspiration. Rebecca Attwood reports
A bid by a US state's attorney general to investigate whether climate scientist Michael Mann submitted fraudulent grant applications has been dealt a severe blow after a judge turned down his demand...
'Tipping point' reached as job security all but collapses for US scholars. Sarah Cunnane writes
Representative bodiesWestwood bound for GuildHEA former government adviser has been appointed the next chief executive of GuildHE. Andy Westwood is to succeed Alice Hynes next month. He is the former...
The president of Universities UK resorted to post-watershed language when discussing the Browne review of higher education fees and funding. "I don't believe this bullshit that there are a small...
OECD figures offer unsettling news - even before the coalition swings the axe. Simon Baker writes
A leading British neuroscientist tempted to leave the UK by superior investment in science overseas believes it is "inevitable" that others will follow suit if public funding for research in the UK...
US scholars respond to UK exam howlers with some egregious examples of their own. John Gill reports
Science journal moves to tackle 'exponential' rise in authors' supplemental material. Paul Jump writes