Research administrator

Scholar says departments that did well in the research excellence framework may not have the right to ‘strut around campus’ if their field is not competitive 

Discipline may fund women fairly because of a better awareness of the ‘ingrained, institutionalized male culture of universities’

Financial boost follows better than average performance in the 2014 REF

Region’s universities must build a type of institution distinctive from those in the West, scholar argues

Deluge of submitted papers leads journals to fall back on alma mater prestige, research suggests

Global analysis shows hospital studies increasingly important but industry publications dip

But master of Birkbeck has accepted that there were ‘procedural matters’ in his lab that ‘required attention’

Names, addresses and sensitive information discovered in unlocked filing cabinet at University of Bedfordshire

Hefce study finds large differences in submission rates by ethnicity and gender

Fears over quality decline, but many academics still unclear over open access requirements

Deloitte has identified seven key issues facing higher education in 2015 and beyond. Here are some of the recommendations from the corporate consultancy giant

Report says projects fail when scholars obsessed with “shiny things” ignore business needs

Industry-led approach to doctoral education may ‘marginalise’ mentoring

Complexity of government initiatives to help commercialise university research under scrutiny