Research intelligence: Proof is in the numbers
The co-founder of Evidence is continuing his work to improve research-data analysis. Zoë Corbyn reports
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Leader: One step beyond the pale
The government now wants even postgraduate education to serve industry by inculcating business awareness and skills training
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A precious symbiosis
Felipe Fernández-Armesto on the interdependence of teaching and research
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Canterbury Christ Church/Hertfordshire - Graduate teaching
Malaysia is a step closer to its target to have an all-graduate teaching workforce by 2020 thanks to the universities of Hertfordshire and Canterbury Christ Church. They have worked with Australia's...
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Cardiff saves rare-book riches from dispersal
University acquires 14,000-title collection of works spanning four centuries. Matthew Reisz reports
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Odds and quads
It was at Exeter railway station in 1935, after paying a visit to the author Agatha Christie in Devon, that the publisher Sir Allen Lane came up with the idea for Penguin Books.Appalled by the...
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Outsourcing grows as institutions find silver lining in cloud computing
Hannah Fearn on the bottom-line benefits of transferring IT functions to Google and Microsoft
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Overseas briefing
United StatesPalin's payday draws fireFormer US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin is expected to earn nearly $200,000 (£133,000) for an appearance at California State University, Stanislaus....
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Hong Kong academy set to take a great leap forward
Hiring boom follows 'ambitious' move to broader four-year degree courses. John Morgan reports
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Grant winners
ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCILMore than £6.5 million has been awarded to 16 projects under the Science and Heritage Programme. Funded jointly by the AHRC and the Engineering and Physical...
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Blog confidential: Silent whispers
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online
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Appointments
Royal College of ArtNeville BrodyA designer hailed as one of the most influential of his generation has been named the new head of communication art and design at the Royal College of Art. Neville...
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The week in higher education
Universities will have to set out agreed minimum standards for teaching hours, lecturers' performance and accommodation in new "student charters" announced on 1 April. The charters, unveiled by...
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Fast but not cheap: pilot casts doubt on accelerated degrees
Two-year qualifications may not be financially viable, study suggests. Melanie Newman reports
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From 'discipline units' to 'virtual hubs', HEA ponders a slimmed-down future
Scaling back the Higher Education Academy's headquarters, replacing subject centres with "colleges" and setting up "virtual hubs" for different academic disciplines are among the options being...