THE World University Rankings
Some scholars in the arts and humanities have expressed concern - to put it mildly - that the citation data used in the 2010 ߣߣÊÓƵ World University Rankings will fail to measure the...
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Overseas briefing
ߣߣÊÓƵStudent debt debacleThe University of New South Wales has written off A$5.35 million (£3.1 million) in student debt, according to The ߣߣÊÓƵn newspaper. In its 2009 annual report, tabled...
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Welcome to the high-tech playroom for scientists
Jon Marcus steps inside Massachusetts Institute of Technology's new $90m Media Lab
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Grant winners
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCILERASysBio+ schemeSixteen transnational projects have received EUR24 million (£20 million) in funding under ERASysBio+, an initiative involving...
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Blog confidential: The corporate evangelist
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online
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Appointments
University of EdinburghKim WaldronA geologist who was lured away from academic life into university administration has been appointed secretary of the University of Edinburgh. Kim Waldron, who is...
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#LoveHE: Bleak walls, bright futures
James Nesbitt contrasts Thomas Hardy's vision of wasted potential with the academy's ability to nourish talent
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How can we find the right answer when the question is flawed?
Are vice-chancellors paid too much? An accurate response must first establish what we value as a society, argues Rudi Bogni
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Sussex cuts threaten a proud history of research-led excellence
Historians at home and abroad are fighting to stop the institution junking a tradition of intellectual integrity. Richard J. Evans says it must reconsider
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Empowered to innovate
Ahead of a meeting to draft a manifesto for Europe's academy, Jo Ritzen stresses the importance of autonomy
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How the G7 nations compare in research performance
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its National Science Indicators, 2005-2009. Table shows the strength of G7 countries in different fields, comparing them against each other (top line) and by...
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The week in higher education
Cuts to higher-education funding should be blamed not on the failures of the banks but on the burden of baby-boomers' pensions, an economist has said. Writing in The Times on 2 June, Anatole Kaletsky...
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Crisis of confidence: scholars unconvinced by REF impact pilot
Work that is controversial or critical of government may be stifled, critics fear. Matthew Reisz reports
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Careers-guidance statements demanded as Willetts unveils choice agenda
Every university will be asked to state how they prepare students for the world of work by David Willetts' opening salvo to improve transparency in the sector.The Higher Education Funding Council for...
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Scientists score with their heads
Academics find the back of the net with their World Cup-related research, writes Paul Jump