Plenty of data, but little insight UK universities claimed to be suffering through lack of institutional research. John Gill reports By John Gill 26 June
Sterling support for a greener tomorrow 'Living' multipartner programme to tackle climate change nets £1bn in funding. Zoe Corbyn reports 26 June
Spicing up Britain: The Multicultural History of British Food If we are what we eat, then the UK is a mutable feast of cultural diversity, says Jeremy MacClancy 19 June
'I want to be a terrific head, not a terrific woman head' The new principal of St Andrews has made history. Olga Wojtas meets a terrorism expert from Harvard 19 June
School grades are key to university achievement Fewer students from state sector stems from poor schooling, study finds. Rebecca Attwood reports By Rebecca Attwood 19 June
Conflicting stories Western approaches to learning can be alien to students from other cultures, who learn to a different 'script'. Thushari Welikala explains 19 June
In the Shadow of the Magic Mountain: The Erika and Klaus Mann Story Robert Gillett on Erika and Klaus Mann's bittersweet relationships with family and country 19 June
The Book of the Week: Terror and Consent: The Wars for the Twenty-first Century Alex Danchev finds law and war are indivisible 12 June
A collective ambition that builds up to a critical mass National research pools are winning Scotland an international reputation, writes Olga Wojtas 12 June
Draft guidelines on research ethics are 'dangerous' for social policy Academics say that proposed rules will harm core activities in the field. Rebecca Attwood reports 12 June
The loneliness of the lone RAE runners Academics who are sole entrants in their category admit to feeling the pressure. Zoe Corbyn reports 12 June
Images of Ancient Greek Pederasty: Boys Were Their Gods Athenian art lauding men's sexual relations with beardless youth still unsettles, says Simon Goldhill 12 June
Lecturers swap desks for 'flexible' future Coventry trials virtual offices of webcams, laptops and shared filing cabinets, writes John Gill By John Gill 5 June
Patent Failure: How Judges, Bureaucrats and Lawyers Put Innovators at Risk Fiona Reid dissects an analysis that aims to move patent policy beyond faith and towards evidence 5 June
Quality Improvement in Adult Vocational Education and Training: Transforming Skills for the Global Economy Geoffrey Alderman regrets the omissions in an insiders' tale of the Adult Learning Inspectorate 5 June
