Scientist invests in own institution
Leeds chemistry professor donates £250k to fund research into new drugs, writes Melanie Newman
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Data details unveiled for THE world rankings
Phil Baty reports on Thomson Reuters' profiling process for revamped global survey of universities
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Odds and quads
These flyers form part of an extensive archive of manifestos and other publicity material from every general election since 1892.Four boxes are devoted to the 2005 general election alone. The...
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Base teaching on lessons of the Bible, business schools are told
Academic claims Christian principles are key to preventing financial crisis. Hannah Fearn reports
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Scholar wages FoI battle for bank collapse data
An academic is battling to obtain access to Treasury documents relating to past banking failures, five years after he first asked to see the material under the Freedom of Information Act.Prem Sikka,...
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Daytime TV: Overdue exposure
Brian Duffy photographed many faces of the 1960s. Gary Day watches him pick up the camera again
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29 April 2010
In defence of history - Richard Overy on how heritage and impact threaten the subject
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Universities want to know what lies ahead
Million+ chief calls for candour from prime ministerial candidates on the academy’s future and questions Lib Dem fees plan. Melanie Newman reports
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Future-proofing costs, but Oxford can cover it
University match-funds computer scientist’s $50 million donation. Melanie Newman reports
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Fees freeze promise: 1,000-plus candidates join NUS pledge
A third of Labour candidates and two-thirds of Lib Dems promise to fight any rise, but only 13 Tories sign up. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Fresh twist in Fredrics v Scott case
Harassment judgment set aside, but lecturer may still see day in court. Melanie Newman reports
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One-day strikes to hit four universities on 5 May
Union targets King’s, UCL, Sussex and Westminster over impending job losses. John Morgan reports
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‘Terminal’? We’ve only just begun
Rosy Daniel stands up for integrative medicine and calls on the academy to join her
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Berkeley scholar in dock over HIV-Aids article
Anonymous complainants accuse Peter Duesberg of ‘ethical breach’ and making ‘false claims’. Zoë Corbyn reports
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#loveHE: A wide-open web of potential
Releasing Open Educational Resources is not only a commendable way to broaden access to scholarship, it can cost-effectively boost your institution’s profile and student numbers, says Russell Stannard