Teaching and research escape 9% grant cut
Hefce 2010-11 allocations target capital funding and special projects. Melanie Newman reports
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Funding formula rejig benefits 4* researchers
Research funding that was redistributed to newer universities following the 2008 research assessment exercise will in part be returned to the traditional elite.A handful of members of the Russell...
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Unreliable measures: following students and market will cause quality to fall, says union
Trends will lead to grade inflation, opacity and 'beauty contests', UCU report warns. Melanie Newman writes
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Top-ups haven't spared public purse, Browne review finds
More money for institutions comes with a cost to taxpayers, panel says. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Strike set to counter redundancy plans
The first strike over higher education job cuts is scheduled at the University of Sussex - but a stoppage planned at the University of Leeds was called off at the last minute.The University and...
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Hard work, money worries ... and hopes for a bright future
The impact of the recession on students' daily lives has been revealed in a detailed survey of 2,000 full-time undergraduates
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Overseas briefing: 18 March 2010
United StatesInca fraud charge is sacrificedA long-running dispute between Peru and Yale University over Inca artefacts removed from Machu Picchu a century ago has taken another twist, with the South...
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Process Report - Bologna lacks coherent Europe-wide focus
Advisers bemoan 'missed opportunity' as students take to streets. John Morgan reports from Vienna
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Safe and sound
'The insecure scholar', one of THE's online columnists, calls for an academy that offers all scholars dignity and security
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Our focus must be on aiming for the best, not preparing for the worst
Alan Langlands says Hefce's allocations for 2010-11, along with the Browne review, will form a sustainable basis for higher education
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Daytime TV: Darkness into light
Gary Day gets to grips with the Standard Model of the Universe, which explains everything - or does it?
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18 March 2010
Hurricane approaching - As the financial storm bears down, see who’s got the strength to survive from our analyses of grant allocations and institutional balance sheets
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Muslim students continue street protest over closure of prayer room
Alternative shared accommodation offered but rejected as ‘unacceptable’. Melanie Newman reports
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#loveHE: A little more conversation, a lot more action
The global success of Coventry University’s podcasts shows that there is a huge market for intelligent HE-created content, says John Mair
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Review finds “clear agreement” that top-up fees have not deterred students
Lord Browne’s preliminary findings also indicate that the finance system for part-time students is inadequate. Rebecca Attwood reports