The great literary question in the period between the American Revolution and the Civil War concerned the morality of the emerging and powerful publishing industry. Here, Michael Everton explores the...
Publishers, scholars, funders must seek consensus, says the head of a new task force. John Gill reports
White Paper consultationNew Year, new universities billThe government is expected to issue an official response to separate consultations on the higher education White Paper and the regulation of the...
Consumer rights champion Which? has urged the government to scrap plans to penalise students who repay their tuition fee loans early.
Cuts and inflation eat away at spending review deal - and researchers' goodwill. John Gill writes
£30m campus in broadcast hub will boost industry links and graduate prospects, v-c tells John Morgan
A specialist journalistic organisation could allow academics to explain their work without distortion, suggests Peter Geoghegan
Plight of refugee academics compounded by Western 'inhospitality'. Matthew Reisz reports
Administrators favour funding applied subjects over 'pure' and 'soft' disciplines. David Matthews writes
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCHResearch Programme GrantsHealth Technology Assessment programme• Award winner: Mark Everard• Institution: Sheffield Children's Hospital• Value: £766,966SABRE (...
The editor of a major new history of medicine brings two disciplines' perspectives to bear. Matthew Reisz reports
ItalySeismology shaken by trialThe decision to charge a number of Italian seismologists with man-slaughter for failing to predict a deadly earthquake has provoked outrage from their academic peers. A...
John Morgan on British Council vow to continue scholarly mentoring work despite deadly attack
Help usher in universal open access - stop giving free labour to publishers that lock research away, says Michael Taylor
The top-ranked universities allow their scholars the most freedom, a lesson many governments have yet to learn, warns Terence Karran