Full toolkit for setting standards to be reviewed
The "obscure and misleading" terminology used in the setting of degree standards is to be reviewed for the first time in a decade.The Quality Assurance Agency has launched a consultation on its "...
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Elections 2010: Big Three clash over tortuous cuts
Shadow ministers criticise 'drip, drip, drip' of reductions at THE debate, Melanie Newman writesThe thorny issues of university funding cuts and their impact on the student experience were thrashed...
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Volte-face in radiologist case
Sheffield drops disciplinary action over conference submission and opts for review. Zoë Corbyn reports
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Short weeks or unpaid leave proposed to reduce wage bill
Union calls for job protection as Sheffield moots potential cost-cutting moves. John Morgan reports
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'Shared position' for advisers to be dropped
A controversial element is to be axed from proposed guidelines aimed at clarifying the relationship between independent scientific advisers and the Government.A first draft of the document, which was...
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News in brief
Funding cutsUnion supports administratorsThe UK's largest public sector trade union has warned that cutting administration jobs should not be seen as a pain-free option by universities seeking to...
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'Me' focus skews journal ratings
Personal bias raises questions over use of lists to judge academic excellence. Hannah Fearn reports
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Overseas briefing
United StatesScientists go to WashingtonRepresentatives of leading research universities have visited Capitol Hill to plead their case for more federal funding to rebuild neglected science facilities...
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American dreams inspired by the UK's fabled spires
Liberal-arts bodies echo Oxbridge's buildings, teaching and traditions. Jon Marcus reports
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Taxpayer beware: The hidden costs of public funding's helping hand
The academy should be brave enough to seek donations directly from individuals, rather than relying on the fruits of state coercion, says James Stanfield
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Daytime TV: Garlic? No thanks
What do lawyers and Dracula have in common? Gary Day finds little to intrigue beyond the grave
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Review wars
In an unprecedented UK move, Professor Lapping of our Department of Media and Cultural Studies has announced that he is to institute a libel action against Dr E. Stobart, the reviewer of his recently...
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Slip your intellectual leash
Cato, the feline friend of Dan Cohn-Sherbok, puts the cat among the pigeons and says don’t be a mutt, keep a moggie
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Practising what we preach
Malcolm Gillies on our duty to offer students ethical and intellectual models
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Research intelligence: Gifts for posterity
An oral history project is interviewing the stars of UK science and their unsung supporting acts. Zoë Corbyn writes