More than a third of the scientific researchers polled in a Canadian study say that they have either experienced or witnessed financial conflicts of interest during clinical trials.A paper published...
Workplace equalityGay-positive universities namedBritish universities are becoming increasingly gay-friendly employers, according to Stonewall. The gay rights charity's annual Workplace Equality...
Praise for KPMG plan to pay recruits' university costs - and a salary too, writes Hannah Fearn
University of AberdeenLife on Mars rocks...or does it?Rocks found on Earth are helping researchers to examine the potential for life on Mars. In 2004, methane was detected in the Martian atmosphere...
TaiwanFewer students, more unityPublic universities in Taiwan are to merge as student numbers continue to decline in a country that has one of the lowest birth rates in the world. The Ministry of...
Hannah Fearn outlines the measures employed to cope with budget reductions across EU institutions
Enrolment at institutions operated by one of the largest for-profit providers of higher education in the US has fallen by 42 per cent over the past quarter.The Apollo Group, which also owns BPP...
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCHService Delivery and Organisation Programme• Award winner: Graham Martin• Institution: University of Leicester• Value: £131,995The medium-term sustainability of...
Why did the sector capitulate so readily to coalition policies without considering long-term impact? asks John Coyne
Browne's consumer revolution will drive a wedge between scholars and students, with bleak consequences for all, argues David Beer
Hefce warns against reading too much into results as departments 'experiment'. Paul Jump reports
Higher education's biggest union is to ballot for national strikes over jobs, pay and pensions as student activists claim that action could lead to the "shutdown" of the sector.The University and...
Universities "punch below their weight" in the political arena, according to the former head of the education select committee.At a Higher Education Policy Institute seminar at the House of Commons...
Hesa shows growing popularity of branch campus and partnership degrees. John Morgan writes
Academy's campaign aims to repeat science lobby's CSR successes. Paul Jump reports