Organs for transplantation come from other human beings, who may be alive or dead at the time of donation. Each option entails emotive and ethical issues, compounded by the fact that the number of...
LEVERHULME TRUSTResearch Project GrantsBasic sciences• Award winner: Nabeel Affara• Institution: University of Cambridge• Value: £244,745Control of offspring sex ratio by spermatid genes that evade...
Preparing to retire after 16 years as a v-c, John Craven is dreaming of a new philosophy - and being a student again
An emetic email leads Simeon Underwood to discuss how universities are struggling to cope with the permanent immigration revolution
A.W. Purdue, who is no fan of sport, despairs at the thought of a summer given over to Games madness
Over-recruitment penalties soar in costly guessing game over enrolments, writes John Morgan
The group charged with thrashing out how the UK should expand access to publicly funded research has decided against setting any guideline figures for open-access article charges, raising concerns...
Job losses and 'crude metrics' add up to mandate for walkout vote at Queen Mary. Paul Jump reports
Universities could be forced to sign up to the proposed Concordat to Support Research Integrity as a condition of public funding under proposals being considered by the Higher Education Funding...
Hefce-backed campaign aims to channel funds to social enterprises. David Matthews reports
This image of Manchester's Chinatown by photography student Hannah Mitchell was one of many taken for a project to provide images for 60 bedrooms at a newly opened health facility.
Sally Hunt moves to avoid showdown over reforms at annual conference. Jack Grove reports
Universities are struggling to balance recommendations to send PhD students on internships with the fact that their supervisors often fail to see the value of such placements, a conference has heard.
Malcolm Grant's successor must look abroad while keeping an eye on home. Elizabeth Gibney reports
Postgraduate employmentHigh marks pay off for physicistsGraduate earnings depend more on degree class than on the institution attended - at least in physics. This is one of the conclusions of a...