Dragons and dinosaur views: the Chinese enigma that isn't
The West believes China to be immutable and inscrutable, but in truth we are much more alike than we are different, says Peter Brady
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Research elite fear Hefce may approach funding formula with a 'straight bat'
The elite research-intensive universities are unlikely to be given any special protection against funding cuts when the formula for distributing more than £1.5 billion a year to support research is...
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The week in higher education
A "hands-on experiment" was as good a pun as The Independent could muster in its coverage of research that suggests that finger length can predict a person's future. The study by scientists at the...
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London Met may cut 500 jobs, UCU claims
A bid to claw back £50m could lead to large-scale redundancies. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Innovation policy ignores the arts and humanities, study finds
The Government's policy on supporting innovation ignores huge parts of the UK economy by focusing too heavily on science and technology, according to research by the University of Warwick.The...
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UK's reputation as world leader in stem-cell research challenged
Only one British centre merits a place in the US-led global top 20, consultants say. Zoe Corbyn writes
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Index of journals scraps controversial grades
The architects of a controversial European journal-listing system for arts and humanities have made a major concession to those who fear that the index will be misused to judge the quality of...
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Nurture new talent, RAE panels say
Young academics lack the money and support to help build a career. Melanie Newman reports
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Conflict of interest warning over Evidence sale
The company piloting the system that will replace the research assessment exercise has been bought by Thomson Reuters - one of the world's leading suppliers of data on research papers.The acquisition...
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MPs' report accuses DIUS of failing to find its feet
Concerns raised about finances and direction, writes Rebecca Attwood
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High Court rules students should have gone to OIA
The High Court has criticised two students for turning to the courts with cases against their universities last year instead of using the Office for the Independent Adjudicator (OIA).Proceedings...
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UK's alumni donor numbers stay static
Institutions made more money in 2006-07, but fewer than one in 50 ex-students donates. John Gill reports
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Wikipedia founder's scholarly web venture plays host to a war of words
Site founder Larry Sanger denies academic's claims of slow development and infighting, writes John Gill
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New awards will honour sector's leadership
The judging panel has been unveiled for the inaugural ߣߣÊÓƵ Leadership and Management Awards, run in association with the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education.  The awards...
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Daytime TV: Food for thought
Gary Day contemplates poverty, teenage pregnancy, the lives of elephants and unusual butchery