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Research intelligence - A Wellcome break from the funding treadmill
Trust's long-term awards will put scientists, not their proposals, first. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Leader: Put all the results out in the open
Researchers, government and society benefit when research is made freely available, so the sooner it is mandated, the better
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New network for advisers offering words to the wise
University Alliance forms group for policy experts assisting vice-chancellors. Hannah Fearn reportsThey are often accused of playing politics, but now vice-chancellors are behaving more like MPs than...
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Beautiful minds converge to inspire Nobel prizewinners of the future
Arab nation aims to light a beacon for education at the third Festival of Thinkers. Matthew Reisz reports
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Overseas briefing
United StatesMillion-dollar men and womenThe highest-paid private university president in the US received a pay package worth more than $1.5 million (£900,000) in 2007-08. The Chronicle of Higher...
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Crisis talks: part-timers pose threat to standards
Rise of casual labour in the academy is dangerous, conference hears. Phil Baty reports from Shanghai
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Grant Winners
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCILAward winner: N.J.K. HowdenInstitution: Cranfield UniversityValue: £93,529Modelling water-quality response to climate and large-scale land-use change using the...
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Never out of date
Tackling both the theory and practice of love, Barbara Bloomfield says you have to be proactive to find the right person
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Appointments
A new pro vice-chancellor has been appointed at the University of Bath. Bernard Morley, currently director of the Graduate School of Life Sciences and Medicine at Imperial College London, will take...
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Reefer madness
The Home Secretary's decision to sack David Nutt for his remarks about cannabis was misjudged, insists Lord Krebs
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Misguided philistines in a relationship that is doomed to failure
While its aim to widen access is welcome, the strategy document Higher Ambitions is based on a fallacy, says Vernon Bogdanor
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Core Papers on Catastrophic Climate Change
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, Research Fronts 2004-09
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The Week in Higher Education
Students' laziness could be laid bare by a new system for recording their achievements at university, it has been claimed. Vice-chancellors met last week to discuss progress in the trial of the...
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Unions angry over breaches to collective salary negotiations
Some universities have implemented salary rises despite the lack of a pay deal. John Morgan writes