Engage with quality assurance or face state takeover, scholars told
Academy autonomy being eroded by 'power creep', former QAA head warns. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Prostitution did not finance Belle de Jour's PhD
The Bristol-based scientist revealed as the writer "Belle de Jour", who chronicled her life as a "high-class hooker", has dismissed claims that she became a prostitute to finance her doctorate.Brooke...
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Shared space - good for collaboration or too noisy?
Trend for less expensive open-plan offices is not always the best option, writes John Morgan
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Specialisation is th e way forward, says Bath v-c
But critics worry that limiting activities will curtail income streams. Melanie Newman reports
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Fee speech
Students descended on Westminster last week to demand that MPs sign a pledge promising to vote against a rise in university top-up fees. At a meeting organised by the National Union of Students, MPs...
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Funding cuts to force job losses at Bristol and Manchester Met
A total of 377 jobs could be cut at the University of Bristol and Manchester Metropolitan University after they became the latest institutions to address the "severe pressures" forecast on government...
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News in brief
Point-based immigrationSub-degree scrutinyA review of student visas announced by the Prime Minister will focus on colleges offering qualifications below degree level. The review of Tier 4 of the new...
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Big thinking wins big gifts
Universities profit from philanthropists' faith in their ability to change lives. Hannah Fearn writes
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Daytime TV: Of Hell and hounds
Gary Day is inspired by the language and imagery of Beowulf, but is brought back to earth by a dogs' tale
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Top institutions in geosciences
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, January 1999–June 2009
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Do you want to be in my gang?
Some say mission groups help air vital issues collegially, but others think they selfishly expose the sector to divide-and-rule tactics. Melanie Newman looks at the group dynamics
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In the heavens, as it is on Earth
Proof of the existence of extraterrestrial life may be closer than we think, thanks to a surge of research in astrobiology. Lewis Dartnell is determined to ascertain that we are not alone
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Postgraduate focus is likely future for Cambridge
Scholar predicts change as university history prompts reflection. Melanie Newman reports
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Oxford and Cambridge are head and shoulders above the rest, report says
The universities of Oxford and Cambridge merit their reputation as exceptional institutions because they outshine their supposed rivals in the UK.Although a handful of other universities are often...
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19 November 2009
Group dynamics - Do university mission groups serve the whole sector or only themselves?