UK risks ‘relegation’ from top scientific nations, warns Royal Society
The national academy says Britain cannot afford to cut science funding at a time when other nations are increasing their investment. Zoë Corbyn reports
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The insecure scholar: Breathing space at last
Landing work provides a little relief, but the long-term future is as unsettled as ever
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An opportunity to restore value and clarity to degrees
Launching the Association of Graduate Recruiters’ manifesto for higher education, Carl Gilleard calls for an end to participation targets and the fees cap and for more employer input in courses
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No misconduct by professor who used student’s work in paper
Panel finds no case to answer as student did not own copyright to her dissertation. Melanie Newman writes
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STFC funding revamped to protect national facilities
Responsibility for problems arising from currency fluctuations still unresolved. Zoë Corbyn reports
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Welcome to the #loveHE campaign page!
Initiated by Times Higher Education, the campaign is an all-embracing and unashamed way to champion higher education in all its multifaceted glory, from inside and outside the sector.
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Cumbria faces £1m cut after ignoring rules on recruitment
University appeals to Hefce for leniency in grant allocation. Melanie Newman reports
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Audit overload
Bureaucracy is an inescapable fact of life in today's academy. John Morgan unravels the true extent and consequences of red tape
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It's now or never
British universities' inexorable loss of autonomy will soon reach the point of no return unless all institutions work together to win real public support for their sector, says Nigel Thrift
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Book of the week: No University Is an Island
We'll swim together or sink separately, finds Charles R. Middleton
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We Are Not Alone: Why We Have Already Found Extraterrestrial Life
The claim that there is life on Mars - and beyond - is sadly not yet proven, writes Ian Crawford
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When Men Dance: Choreographing Masculinities across Borders
Juxtaposing scholarly essays with personal histories, When Men Dance probes the impediments (and, occasionally, the advantages) faced by male artists in a discipline plagued by "choreophobia,...
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The Canon: Folk Devils and Moral Panics: The Creation of the Mods and Rockers. By Stanley Cohen
If ever a work was decisive in defining the contours of a discipline and field of research for decades to come, Stanley Cohen's Folk Devils and Moral Panics certainly ranks among the most influential...
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Let freedom ring
Cary Nelson's latest book considers the dark forces ranged against free speech in the academy. Only collective action can save higher education, the activist and AAUP president tells Zoë Corbyn
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The Empire Project: The Rise and Fall of the British World-System 1830-1970
All this magnificent study of Pax Britannica lacks is the scent of sweat and blood, writes Joanna Lewis