Frances Stracey, 1963-2009
A researcher who pioneered new thinking on activism in art and the boundaries between art and science has died.
A researcher who pioneered new thinking on activism in art and the boundaries between art and science has died.

In a dramatic move, our vice-chancellor has announced that Poppleton will be following in the steps of the University of Cumbria and awarding academic titles to leading university managers.One of...
Post-Copenhagen, it's clear that logic alone won't save us, writes Kevin Fong
This autumn, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China removed Zhou Ji from the post of Education Minister after a term of six years and shifted him to the position of deputy...
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
The AHRC's new head is keen to highlight the relevance of research to politicians and public alike. Zoe Corbyn writes
As we bid farewell to the old unit of resource and usher in a new reduced one, we anticipate a year of fear, uncertainty and pain
It's back to the drawing board as teaching funding proposals are also delayed. Hannah Fearn reports

Universities are still failing to support knowledge transfer despite three quarters of academics now engaging in it.A study commissioned by the Higher Education Funding Council for England examining...
Hundreds of lecturers on an hourly rate at Cardiff University are working without contracts, and some have not been paid since the beginning of the academic year.New conditions for the employees were...
Budget squeezeHistoric-building fund scrappedA £40 million fund to help universities preserve their historic buildings has been axed in a move that will see the universities of Oxford and Cambridge...

Architects reveal commonly used buzzwords in university commissions. Hannah Fearn writes
There will be no easy rides for anyone in higher education in 2010. Figures from the sector reflect on influences and aims
Chemists and biologists from the University of Bath have developed a technique that could be used to diagnose and develop treatments for age-related conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, diabetes...
Men and women are at the same risk of violence, but only until they start drinking, according to research from Cardiff University. Findings from the university's Violence and Society Research Group...