Scheme to help poor students mapped in haste
A scheme brought in to address concerns over the impact of £9,000 tuition fees on students from poor backgrounds was designed in haste, an interim report on the project has said.
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Not what the researcher ordered: medical charities reduce the dose
Association says members may be diverting cash to meet care demands. Elizabeth Gibney reports
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Spin-off Britain: fewer entrants but survivors last longer
Last year, UK universities produced the lowest number of spin-off companies for a decade, but such firms are now surviving longer, a report says.
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News in brief
Student loansPoll shows lack of faith in systemThe new student loans system designed by the government to support higher fees is "unsustainable in the long term", according to a survey of senior...
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The school for scruples
Birmingham's new Centre for Character and Values will address 'practical ethics'. Matthew Reisz writes
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Veterinary college wants to spread its animal magic around the world
Expansion into China and India will help to meet the demand for vets worldwide. Jack Grove reports
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Lack of support thwarts strong alliances with business, institutions say
Sector embraces partnerships but finds cash and structure wanting. Elizabeth Gibney reports
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Where there is rivalry, let us bring harmony
Co-development vital to internationalised future, IAU general secretary tells Rachel Williams
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Too lightweight for the title
It's wrong to call 1,000-strong institutions 'universities', says Michael Farthing, and it's not just a matter of semantics
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Kudos, UK, but this is hardly the time to rest on your laurels
As British students from all classes look to the US and challenges rise in the East, Anthony Seldon warns the sector against complacency
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Seize the data
The information deluge and the promise of open enterprise offer UK universities an opportunity not to be missed, says Geoffrey Boulton
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Racking up the marks?
Our Director of Corporate Affairs, Jamie Targett, has announced that he will be "following in the steps" of Queen's University Belfast by considering legal action against a former academic who has...
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John Adams, 1939-2012
An "affable and amusing" scholar whose expertise ranged from 18th-century legal treatises to the latest developments in intellectual property law has died.John Adams was born on 24 December 1939,...
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Publishing tail must not wag research dog
Regarding "Let's ask profitable questions" (Leader, 7 June): the urgent issue today is not publisher profits but research access for all would-be users, not just those whose institutions can afford...
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Self-destructive tendencies (1 of 2)
Following the recent decision by delegates at the University and College Union congress to resume the "work-to-rule" action by staff on pensions, the employers have (entirely predictably) broken off...