When it comes to Murdoch's involvement in our universities, the most fundamental question raised is not about individual donors: it's about the place of private wealth in the UK sector, says Deborah...
'Bipolar' system is likely to exacerbate rather than ease inequality, Hepi report finds. John Gill writes
Hertfordshire rates itself highly on a graph showing the best-value institutions. Jack Grove reports
The closure of the Natural Environment Research Council's small grants scheme could reduce its overall applications-to-awards success rate, the council has admitted.
Annual survey shows future low-cost institutions scoring well against the £9K set. Jack Grove writes
Swelling ranks of non-academic staff decried by US political scientist. David Matthews reports
Scenes of riots and looting beamed around the world last week could affect the recruitment of overseas students to UK universities, experts have said.
US government suit over company's use of federal funds rekindles row in UK. Sarah Cunnane reports
A college principal has called on the government to exempt specialist drama and music providers from proposals to open up competition for top A-level students, arguing that the plans have no...
Engineering and physical sciencesMechanical failureMechanical engineers need to be more involved in solving societal grand challenges such as renewable energy, a report has concluded. The Engineering...
Academics are turning to Facebook and Twitter as outlets for frustration. Sarah Cunnane reports
David Starkey's comment that Jamaican patois drove last week's riots reveal a shockingly profound ignorance, argues Geoffrey K. Pullum
Has insanity increased or is the concept all in the mind? David Healy welcomes an insightful debate
Tom Palaima discovers the hopes, dreams and lives of ordinary people living under Imperial Rome
First Life opens with a beautifully evocative anecdote. Taking a night-time swim off the coast of Baja California beneath a clear starry sky, David Deamer was struck by an overpowering sense of...