Ministers and sociologists shown ways to stay in step
Conference considers how to close the gap between scholars and policymakers. Matthew Reisz reports
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Managers get down to business
Oxford course aims to put entrepreneurs in the senior common room. Hannah Fearn reports
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Being philosophical may be limited to 'leisured' classes
Post-1992s scrap courses as students avoid 'non-vocational' subject. Hannah Fearn reports
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UEA offers A-level tuition to science high-flyers
The University of East Anglia is marketing itself as an alternative to boarding school for high-flying A-level students hoping to study at the university of Oxford or Cambridge.In a potentially...
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Scottish impact
Demonstrating the university's value to Scotland will be Gerry McCormac's goal in his new role of principal at Stirling
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Appointments
The founding director of Imperial College London's Statistical Advisory Service has been appointed as the first Aviva chair in statistics at the University of East Anglia. Elena Kulinskaya will...
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They're not unreasonable
Impact statements are intended ultimately to benefit society, argues Dave Delpy, not interfere with funding
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How to take a financial crisis and turn it to your advantage
John Ashworth's method of coping with massive cuts at Salford in the early 1980s will be a useful model for universities in the future
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The week in higher education
A former SS sergeant who worked unnoticed for decades as a train-station manager has been charged with 58 counts of murder after a student's undergraduate research uncovered his alleged involvement...
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In research, small is just as beautiful
Analysis questions call to concentrate funding on Russell Group universities, writes Zoe Corbyn
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Post-1992s' higher grade requirements show shift in balance of power
New universities are now in direct competition with traditional counterparts over students with top entry grades, a study reveals.Researchers working on the Futuretrack survey, which is tracking...
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Off to find the art side of the Moon
American professor plans to win Google lunar prize with artistic robots. John Morgan reports
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Fourth private body wins right to award degrees
An educational charity has become the fourth private provider to win degree-awarding powers.The ifs School of Finance, a not-for-profit group, has been granted taught degree-awarding powers by the...
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Autonomy paradox traps the academy
Alternatives to state funding come with strings attached, UCU study finds. John Morgan reports
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Former v-c's dictatorial regime to blame at London Met, says review
And the university's governors and audit committee are also culpable. Rebecca Attwood writes