Overall university staff levels drop but academic numbers remain stable
Staff levels at UK higher education institutions have dropped for the second consecutive year, new figures show.
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Drop in student numbers 'could cost economy £6 billion'
A drop in student numbers of 30,000 this year could cost the country more than £6 billion over the next 40 years, according to a new report.
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Odds and quads
Until the age of slides and computer displays, printed wallcharts and three-dimensional models were essential teaching tools within universities. Many combined scientific accuracy with great beauty...
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Appointments
King's College LondonTony CharmanKing's College London has appointed a child autism expert to its Institute of Psychiatry. Tony Charman, who has previously held posts at University College London's...
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Carry on with research and destroy, says MRSA hunter
Departing head of Nottingham’s infections centre calls for redoubled efforts. Matthew Reisz writes
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Ministerial statement: yes to stability, no to net migrant recount
Mark Harper shares with John Morgan some good and bad news for the sector on immigration policy
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Landmarks in Strasbourg, headquarters in Middlesex
Matthew Reisz on the law centre marking a decade of human rights battles in a new university home
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Ministerial statement: yes to stability, no to net migrant recount
Mark Harper shares with John Morgan some good and bad news for the sector on immigration policy
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Campus round-up
University of ManchesterFeeling peckish?Computer scientists have built a talking, tweeting chicken aimed at shaming dieters into sticking to their New Year's resolutions. The chicken sits in a...
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News in brief
ChinaLeading scholars censure censorProminent Chinese academics have signed an open letter calling for the resignation of a propaganda official over allegations that he unjustifiably censored a major...
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Tory 2.0 plans: undergrads can pay for postgrads
A book by leading Tory modernisers, including David Willetts, advocates a state-backed loan system for postgraduates supported by undergraduates repaying more, and describes student protesters as "...
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News in brief
Open-access policyLords host Finch and friendsThe Science and Technology Committee of the House of Lords has launched a short inquiry into the government's and Research Councils UK's open-access...
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BIS grant letter suggests most popular destinations will get more places
Universities with lower student demand will have places cut in 2014 and beyond to reward more popular institutions, the government has signalled.The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills...
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NSP overhauled to help neediest
Oft-criticised scholarship scheme’s riches will now follow the poor, BIS states. Jack Grove reports
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REF survey eases fears of selective game-playing
Rise in staff submissions predicted despite tightened funding formula. Paul Jump reports