Research must take gender into account
Addressing whether research has a “gender dimension” is to become a greater priority under new plans for European funding.The term refers to the fact that research does not always account for...
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What’s a nice student like you doing in a post‑1992 like this?
Affluent students who miss out on elite places ‘hyper-mobilise’ to retain status. Jack Grove writes
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Unions fear City may shed jobs to fund REF bid
Unions fear that job cuts will fund institution’s lofty research ambitions. Jack Grove reports
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Headlines count, even the unflattering ones
For universities, is any publicity good publicity? It may well be, according to the governing council of Newcastle University.In its most recently published minutes from a meeting on 10 December, the...
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Resolving to do better
European ombudsmen must share best practice to improve resolution of students’ grievances, advocates Rob Behrens
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Better fiscal sense is needed
Improved procurement could be the secret to balancing the sector’s books in tough times, Nick Petford and Andy Davies suggest
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Learning is child’s play
The highlight of the school year in France near the Pyrenees is Carnival Day, when the children from five or six village schools parade through the streets in special handmade costumes while their...
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Somali-born UK scholar fears impact of US visa refusal
Nasir Warfa believes he is on a US security watch list, writes David Matthews
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Survey of UK university finances, 2013
Could a Welsh institution’s success offer insights to help stragglers catch up?
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Asia University Rankings 2013 results
Regional competitors are hot on Japan’s heels in inaugural THE Asia University Rankings
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Welsh universities set for large funding increase
Overall funding for Welsh universities is set to increase by 13.6 per cent next academic year.
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Cyclist killed in London was UCL academic
A cyclist killed earlier this week in London has been named as University College London academic Katharine Giles.
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One cleared, one guilty in Cardiff research misconduct case
Cardiff University’s dean of medicine has been cleared of research misconduct but the institution has found a former member of his lab guilty of image falsification in four papers.
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Gender admissions gap ‘growing’ under higher fees
Boys have been deterred from going to university more than girls in the first year of higher tuition charges, a new study by the Independent Commission on Fees says.
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Mendeley founders defend '£65m' sale to Elsevier
The founders of Mendeley have insisted that selling the company to the controversial academic publisher Elsevier will result only in “good things”