Birmingham to 'rebalance' £20m to cope with cuts
Former Hefce head outlines ambitious plan to save £10m and earn £10m. John Morgan reports
Former Hefce head outlines ambitious plan to save £10m and earn £10m. John Morgan reports

This dramatic sculpture by Japanese artist Koichi Ishino, Wind Stone - Earth and Sky, stands next to the Sir Michael Cobham Library on Bournemouth University's Talbot Campus.A former winner of the...
A lecturer reminds us of the religious ideals of the early Royal Society. Matthew Reisz reports
Why are European taxpayers paying EUR1.1 million (£950,000) for the development of a new set of university performance measures when there are already two "globally recognised" rankings produced by...
Cherish the humble professor whose focus is on knowledge - not the latest gimmick - while you can, says Jeffrey Ross
Intellectual as well as strategic arguments should lead scholars to welcome research impact assessment, says Robin Hambleton
Anna Fazackerley wonders why vice-chancellors are so quiet about the future of tuition fees - and what students should expect for their money
University support for the Teach First scheme will benefit everyone involved in education, asserts James Darley
Universities have been urged to take the "brief window through which they might escape and be true to themselves" as the Government strengthens its hold over the sector. Writing in The Guardian on 26...

Some research councils face opposition, but others see creative thinking. Zoë Corbyn writes
Intellectuals - and particularly academics - have been accused by one of their own of making the world a worse and more dangerous place in the 20th century.Thomas Sowell, senior fellow of the Hoover...
'Non-standard' applicants may lose out as 6,000 student places are lost. Rebecca Attwood writes
UUK president offers home truths to fees review. Rebecca Attwood and Melanie Newman report
Yale boss welcomes 'audacious' ambitions of emerging Asian nations. Phil Baty reports
A faculty at the centre of an embarrassing plagiarism case has ordered senior researchers to check more carefully the drafts of papers written by inexperienced colleagues.The faculty of medical...