Can we ever know the truth about the Armenian 'genocide'?
Debate has been further inflamed by claims that Turkey has paid off historians. Jack Grove reports
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Budge up a bit, says Holyrood
SNP plans for sector focus on mergers and research concentration. David Matthews reports
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News in brief
Francis Crick InstituteYen for the Great Wen defendedThe government has dismissed concerns over the decision to base the UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation in central London. In May, the...
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Chemical 'overreaction' as boiling point nears over cuts
EPSRC chief provokes ire by saying scientists' views are not supported by evidence. Simon Baker writes
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Health warning for REF's biomedical expertise
A lack of biomedical scientists on one of the subpanels for the research excellence framework has caused "grave concerns" over the credibility of the exercise, a representative body has warned.
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Alternative Ulster: rest-of-UK places for just £6K
V-c vaunts budget degrees and low cost of living to boost ex-NI enrolment. David Matthews reports
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Salary premium from post-92s can trump that of bigger names
Institutions' locale and curricula can help graduates outearn Russell Group peers. Simon Baker reports
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Honey Money not to LSE's taste
Loose 'ties' with author emphasised after terrible notices for 'erotic capital' book. Jack Grove writes
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Lib Dem leaders urged to rethink White Paper
Hughes issues plea to win back students' trust as party conference aims to overcome its 'sense of bereavement' over tuition fees. Simon Baker reports from Birmingham
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Amend AAB proposal to keep STEM strong, 1994 Group tells ministers
The grade threshold at which student places are removed from the recruitment cap and thrown open to full competition should be lowered from AAB to ABB at A level, a mission group has argued.
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Battle for control of pensions looms
Fury as chair suggests employers could question UCU's involvement in the USS. John Morgan writes
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Wake-up call for Europe to quicken Spring awakening
Jack Grove reports from Copenhagen on the Arab yearning for academic partnership and cooperation
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Emerging properties: ignore the Anglo-Saxons and try the developing angle
Universities in Europe have been advised by a World Bank official to look to developing countries for inspiration rather than copying British and US models of higher education.
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You can't have it, it's private
Scholars decry institutions' refusal to release data and desire for good news stories. Jack Grove writes
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Sighs on the prize
Anachronistic academic awards for students can pose headaches for long-suffering staff, writes Adrian Furnham