The week in higher education
Barack Obama's stratospheric rise from political obscurity to the White House is well documented, but now his influence might go beyond earthly boundaries. John Holdren, the US president's chief...
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'Big Brother'-style plan to track grant winners' output
Research councils assert 'right' to see evidence of what is produced with their cash. Zoë Corbyn writes
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Downturn sees senior management reject pay rises
Vice-chancellors and other senior managers from at least eight universities have chosen to forgo their annual pay rises.
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Ebdon defends sector's student visa methods
Accusations that universities have been complicit in the exploitation of the student visa system by bogus applicants have been rejected by a leading vice-chancellor.Last week, police arrested 12 men...
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Out-of-touch academy is unfit for grant role, says former fellow
British Academy must change age profile or lose public money, philosopher argues. John Gill writes
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Researcher shortage could mean empty plates
Agricultural research in the UK could face a serious skills shortage at a time when the world is struggling to ensure that it can feed the human population.The warning comes from the Royal Society,...
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Strike threat as pay offer is non-forthcoming
The spectre of strike action over pay has been raised by the University and College Union.On 8 April, Sally Hunt, secretary general of the UCU, wrote to all university heads after the first meeting...
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Brush up your writing skills if you want to get published
Well-written academic papers are far more likely to pass editorial scrutiny. Matthew Reisz reports
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News in brief
Economic downturnCumbria scoops £1m grantThe University of Cumbria has emerged as the biggest grant winner from the Higher Education Funding Council for England's £25 million Economic Challenge...
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Medical students need live patients
Training needs to move out of lectures and on to the wards, GMC head says. Melanie Newman reports
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Daytime TV: Excess baggage
Gary Day on Henry VIII's appetite, the malaise of teenage drunkenness and pro-anorexia websites
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Top 10 countries in plant and animal sciences based on citations per paper
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, 1 January 1998–31 December 2008
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The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service and its role in resolving employment disputes
The recent trend in employment law, promoted by the Government through initiatives such as the introduction of the statutory dispute resolution procedures, has been to ensure that employers and...
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Poop poop
A senior lecturer in our Department of Animal Behaviour for Business has accused a well-known author of "crassly plagiarising his research findings".Doctor K.W. Jessop told The Poppletonian that he...
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Is this watchdog needed?
For all that is spent on quality assurance, we get very little reassurance on things that matter, argues Allan Ashworth