Humanities general

Quality teaching, like quality research, requires funding input, say Russell Group chiefs Malcolm Grant and Wendy Piatt

Councils admit defeat in hunt for algorithm to show economic value of research, reports Zoe Corbyn

Academics are using social bookmarking sites to share papers and to track research. Zoe Corbyn reports

Plan proposes 5,000 apprenticeships and better links with industry and schools. John Gill reports

A long-running funding row has led to an HEA budget review and reorganisation. John Gill reports

English institutions record second year of growth but Welsh take a hit. Rebecca Attwood reports

The humanities have traditionally been the core of a classical university education, equipping graduates both culturally and morally. Today, however, humanities academics are increasingly questioning their purpose, and striving to strike a balance between canonical reverence and contemporary relevance. Matthew Reisz reports

Cuts threaten next generation of scholars and harm research, academics say. Zoe Corbyn writes.

Jeffrey Richards revels in Piers Brendon's vivid evocation of a liberal Empire with an irreconcilable paradox at its heart.

Jacob Bronowski, one of the 20th century's great public intellectuals, was born 100 years ago this week. Matthew Reisz speaks to his daughter Lisa Jardine.