Grants coat may be cut according to RCUK's cloth
ESRC director describes tough choices ahead as retrenchment looms, writes Paul Jump
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Not-so-furious five (plus peer) make last-ditch effort to deflect the axe
V-cs and Royal Society leader emphasise research that touches people's lives. Paul Jump reports
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Daytime TV: Burden of proof
Does religion give us purpose, or has history been tailored to give one version of events, asks Gary Day
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News in brief
United StatesBiden vamps research cashUS vice-president Joe Biden has held a meeting with university leaders at the White House to draw attention to the $18 billion (£11.5 billion) in federal...
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Sex and blogs and shock 'n' tell journalism
Taboos are tumbling as the modern student press becomes increasingly X-rated. Kaite Welsh reports
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Grant Winners
THE LEVERHULME TRUSTRESEARCH PROJECT GRANTSBasic sciencesAward winner: Hui LuInstitution: University of ManchesterValue: £157,487Towards an understanding of weak and transient protein-protein...
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Blogconfidential: Playing away
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: Playing away
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Appointments
University of HullGraham ScottAn Ed Wood Teaching Award from the Higher Education Academy has made Graham Scott unashamedly proud. "People say that awards aren't important, but they are," said the...
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Top UK Institutions in ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS
Top UK Institutions in ECONOMICS AND BUSINESSData provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, January 2000-June 2010UK rankWorld rank InstitutionPapersCitationsCites/...
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Face of higher education to change for ever in 15 years
Authors argue growing numbers and tight budgets will create university 'tiers'. John Morgan reports
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Cooperation should set future agenda in Africa
Universities could play a crucial role in the developing world but are restricted by an internationalisation agenda in the West that is self- interested and must change, European academics have been...
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News in Brief
Comprehensive Spending ReviewMass rally over 'destructive' cutsScientists are planning a public protest and mass lobby of MPs ahead of the Comprehensive Spending Review, to protest against "...
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30 September 2010
XX discrimination - Women’s underachievement in science is due to culture, not biology, and it’s in our power to change that
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Revamped US research PhD rankings cause bewilderment
A long-awaited analysis of the state of US research programmes has resulted in controversy after it arrived three years late and produced a novel form of ranking.
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Little substance behind Scots’ complaints
Dozens of complaints were lodged against universities with the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman last year but few were upheld, a new report reveals.