A photograph of a robot programmed by scientists at Queen Mary University of London to crack jokes has won the overall prize in a national science photography competition organised by the Engineering...
Image competition unearths photographic gems
England’s funding council has been asked to look at whether overseas universities could take part in future research excellence frameworks.
Six publicly funded research institutes have won Athena SWAN awards for promoting good employment practices for women in science.
Download the podcastVice-chancellors’ pay, a plagiarism row that spans generations, and the usefulness of bombarding prospective students with data about universities are among the topics up for...
Download the podcastMorton Schapiro, president of Northwestern University (pictured), and Robert McQuinn, vice-president for alumni relations and development at the same institution, discuss the US...
What’s behind the big rises for vice-chancellors? Plus, academic pay across the UK
Draft Good Practice Framework proposes adoption of early dispute resolution approach
Sociologist claims high-quality scholarship does not depend on obedience to technical rules on referencing
Exasperated by a profusion of loose thinking, the philosopher tackles the assertion that the self is only a manifestation of the physical body
Universities won’t be sustainable or fulfil their missions if they manage academics using research metrics alone, says a senior manager
Efficiency task forces told to seek savings in radical changes to practices
Howard Segal on an analysis of six small-scale projects and their participants’ experiences
I was really enjoying “For the greater good” (Opinion, March). It was, I thought, a well-argued solution to how the government should use the funding system to align the interests of students,...
We speak to the new president of the Association for Science Education