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Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, Hot Papers, 2007-09
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, Hot Papers, 2007-09

In a surprise move, our Head of Personal Development, Jennifer Doubleday, has leapt to the defence of the beleaguered Quality Assurance Agency."I'm sure that Mr Phil Willis is a nice man," she told...
The widely held assumption that university councils must have a majority of external members is incorrect, writes Nicholas Bamforth
Let's stop panicking and let the swine flu experts do their job, says Kevin Fong
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
That v-cs cannot admit to even understanding MPs' worries about quality and consistency bodes ill for the UK's reputation
In our household, which is made up of one journalist and one journalist-turned-academic, we have been saying for months: "Wait until the fallout from universities' failed investments is made public."...
Harold Hankins, the engineer who steered the former University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (Umist) through challenging times, has died.Born on 18 October 1930, he attended Crewe...
My colleague Thomas Docherty is wrong ("Total disclosure a sign of the academy's time-and-motion sickness", 30 July).The Transparent Approach to Costing (Trac) is not a time-and-motion study. Time-...
I am pleased that ߣߣÊÓÆµ has chosen to stimulate the debate on academic freedom ("What is freedom? Choosing your v-c", 30 July). In the spirit of academic freedom, I wish reply to the...
In light of the sector's commercialisation, the articles by Robert Mighall and Jonathan Baldwin on branding were useful ("What sets you apart?" 23 July).Branding is not just relevant to the...
Hooray! At long last we've heard the real truth about mathematics ("Artists may hold the formula for a renaissance in maths", 23 July).I have been teaching primary school mathematics for the past...
Having read your coverage of Ron Barnett's plenary address at the Higher Education Academy conference about the ethos that might shape the universities of the future ("Selfish models lose social...
Lord Mandelson is right to support a higher education system that "invests in everything from Classics to quantum physics" ("Lord Mandelson says higher fees must mean more help for the poor", 30 July...
We have two observations on Craig Evan Klafter's article on university patenting ("The missing link", 23 July).Klafter bases his argument on universities that employ patent lawyers: we take this to...