Vicious substances and Nobel savages abound in this year's exam howlers
Sin language and Lehman's terms deployed in this year's crop of exam howlers. Sarah Cunnane writes
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Student refuses fees refund by UCL in course quality row
MSc student rejects 'inadequate' offer and prepares to seek further compensation. Paul Jump reports
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Placatory STFC to consult on advisory panels
The Science and Technology Facilities Council is hoping that a formal consultation on the constitution of its subject-specific advisory panels will help to defuse tensions with academics.
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OU's lifelong learners face tuition hikes near to 400%
Mature students looking to re-skill will lose out in focus on first-timers. Simon Baker reports
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'Hit' parade: editor's rallying impact anthem
The rise of journal impact factors has provoked many inarticulate rants from researchers and editors about the folly of trying to measure research quality numerically.But Peter Tyrer, editor of The...
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'Triple miracle' sees huge rise in EU funds for frontier research
Investment in innovation viewed as Europe's route to sustainable growth and jobs. Jack Grove reports
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'Three-week rush' may shrink Oxbridge chances for Northern Irish students
The Northern Ireland Executive has been urged by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service and the Student Loans Company (SLC) to clarify its position on tuition fees for 2012-13 as a matter...
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Plymouth plug-pulling draws watchdog's concern
Plymouth advised to tighten up procedures before ending correspondence courses. Jack Grove writes
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Dean criticised by tribunal is promoted
Board member resigns over the matter and dozens sign a petition in protest. Simon Baker reports
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News in Brief
AppointmentsA pair of engaging FellowsAnaesthetist Kevin Fong and medical historian Richard Barnett have been named as the Wellcome Trust's first engagement Fellows. The biomedical funder will...
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Researchers told to wake up and smell the cogency
Education scholars must showcase work or face obscurity, says Bera head. Matthew Reisz writes
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Tears, fears and a pricey bottle of Scotch: a day in the life of a lecturer
Teaching diarists wrap up the year and look ahead to a break, if not a rest. Sarah Cunnane reports
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STFC pledges to give academics stronger voice
The Science and Technology Facilities Council has agreed to reassess its membership to make sure the views of academics are adequately represented.
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Grant winners
ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCILFellowship Awards• Award winner: Karen Leeder• Institution: University of Oxford• Value: £88,657Spectres of the GDR: The haunting of the Berlin Republic• Award...
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Dissonant Lives: Generations and Violence through the German Dictatorships
Assimilation was key to surviving a succession of Nazi and Communist regimes, as Hester Vaizey finds