The 14th Nobel prize for a scientist based at a famous British laboratory has been hailed as proof of the benefits of cultivating a culture that fosters curiosity-driven research.The Medical Research...
Hepi criticises the REF's 'untested' procedure and plans to cut subject panels. Zoë Corbyn writes
Spending comes to light as students still wait for loans to be processed. Melanie Newman reports
The University and College Union has rejected employers' 0.5 per cent pay offer for 2009-10.The union's higher education committee voted to reject the offer on 9 October.Two other unions, Unite and...
But most academics now describe their research as applied or 'user-inspired'. Hannah Fearn writes
Watchdog criticises monitoring of standards at the two institutions. Melanie Newman reports
Warwick academic set to promote the application of ethics in everyday life. Matthew Reisz reports
It must have been a tough idea to sell to a publisher: a graphic novel about Bertrand Russell's "quest for the foundations of mathematics".The philosopher and mathematician, probably the best-known...
'Supine' academy blamed for not fighting rise in 'disastrous' bureaucracy. Melanie Newman writes
MergersScience bodies join forcesThe Institute of Biology and the Biosciences Federation have united to form the Society of Biology after members voted overwhelmingly in favour of the move. It is...
Lecturers must do more than lecture, argues Mary Malcolm: they must develop students' intellectual-inquiry skills
To meet future challenges, we need a single knowledge infrastructure incorporating higher and further education, says Lord Mandelson
Gary Day admires Joan Collins' chutzpah as she encourages three generations of women to glam up
"The Poppletonians are coming!" That was the exultant reaction of our vice-chancellor to the news that our university had leapt seven places in the 2009 World University Rankings."We've still some...
Lecturing when fatigued is an inescapable fact of life for Kevin Fong