Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: Putting the 'vice' in vice-chancellorI have followed this column for the past few months...
University of East AngliaBob WatsonA professor of environmental sciences at the University of East Anglia, Bob Watson, is one of the winners of this year's Blue Planet Prize, an international...
QAA rolling audits to reassure taxpayers via 'plain English' reports. Rebecca Attwood writes
Universities that fail to deliver quality social work training to students will be subject to greater intervention in future, the General Social Care Council has warned.In a bid to open its work up...
A study comparing knowledge transfer on both sides of the Atlantic has debunked the myth that UK universities languish behind their American counterparts when it comes to making money from academic...
'Money hungry' UK universities need help losing greedy reputation overseas. Simon Baker writes
Academic freedom'Chilling' libel case delayedA libel case in the French courts widely seen as a threat to academic freedom has been postponed until next year. The case was brought by Karin Calvo-...
If UK business leaders want a highly skilled workforce, they must lend a hand, says Santander's António Horta-Osório
Postgraduate study is vital for the economy but the UK has struggled to fund it. Don Nutbeam suggests ߣߣÊÓƵ has found the answer
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Scientists from the University of Portsmouth got the press hooked on their research about shrimp buzzing on anti-depressants. The researchers looked at the effect of the antidepressant fluoxetine,...
Union fears a two-tier system will emerge and damage staff recruitment. John Morgan reports
Creating new institutions that teach degrees assessed by exams that are set and marked by "prestigious" universities risks making students victims of "a false deal", vice-chancellors have warned.The...
A new analysis claims to have uncovered what makes a great lecturer, writes Sarah Cunnane
Social science researchers should not be afraid to get involved in partisan debates, a conference has heard.Kate Pickett, a professor in the department of health sciences at the University of York,...