UK physics strong, but funding still vulnerable
The broadly positive findings of a review of physics in the UK have been welcomed by the sector, along with its warnings about low interest among schoolchildren.The "Review of UK Physics", which was...
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City v-c: students, not businesses, are privatising our universities
Industry must raise its game to outdo fee-paying generation in financial clout, writes John Gill
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Scottish funding reforms could hit sector's autonomy
Proposals risk compromising academic freedom, institutions tell task force. Olga Wojtas reports
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Original features
New College, Oxford, may now be home to that pugnacious atheist Richard Dawkins, but it was founded by the Bishop of Winchester, William of Wykeham, in 1379 specifically to offer up prayers for his...
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Peer review fails to block copycat
Open University assignment based on plagiarised paper, says MSc student. Melanie Newman reports
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20 years ago
University departments guilty of consistently poor teaching may be publicly identified, the head of the academic standards unit set up by vice-chancellors has warned. Professor Stewart Sutherland,...
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News in brief
Assessment practices in FEKeep students informed, says QAAThe Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) has warned further education colleges delivering higher education courses that they must ensure that...
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Spinning dreams into reality
Two new Royal Society funds aim to help science's entrepreneurs as well as its visionaries. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Grant winners
ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCILAward winner: Anne GerritsenInstitution: University of WarwickValue: £168,923Global Jingdezhen: local manufactures and Early Modern global connectionsAward winner...
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Aim higher, earlier
Schools, colleges and universities must work together on widening participation initiatives, says Stuart Billingham
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'Mild-mannered militants' will get our support and protection
With 2,000 active cases of members claiming unfair treatment at any one time UCU membership remains vital, says Sally Hunt
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Clubbing together
Lecturer Rebekka Kill's love of DJ-ing and popular music led her to build links between academe and Britain's vibrant creative industries
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Fears for UK strength as its institutions slip down top 200
High levels of investment mooted as reason for continued dominance of the US, writes John Gill
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Rise in joint degrees that leap international borders but still hurdles to face
Joint degree programmes offered by universities across international borders have enjoyed an "explosion" in popularity - but they face "vexing questions about accreditation, recognition and...
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The week in higher education
Footage of an "initiation ritual" in which students wore bags over their heads as they knocked back alcohol and vomited was broadcast by the BBC. Those involved, apparently students at the University...