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Research intelligence: Prepare to press the flesh
Researchers can't afford to neglect networking if they want to succeed, a Vitae survey indicates. Neha Popat reports
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Leader: China is set to demand respect
Asia's giant has universities and research to equal many of the world's best, and its strength and confidence will only grow
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To celebrate or denigrate?
Poor Colombia deserves a happy birthday, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto
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Hanging tough
Keith Burnett, the chairman of Ucea, is ready to take a hard line with the unions over pay and job security
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Appointments
Three pro vice-chancellors have been appointed at the University of Cambridge. Jennifer Barnes, president of Murray Edwards College, takes on the role of pro vice-chancellor for international...
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The week in higher education
Meat juices, cabbage water and soy sauce: the ingredients for the perfect gravy have been identified by the Royal Society of Chemistry. The research, published on 23 October, also stipulates that,...
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Whither art: vanity is killing social sciences and the humanities
Conference hears that scholarly narcissism is leading disciplines to ruin. Matthew Reisz writes
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Doctorate doom? Don't forget the PhD's moment s of 'orgasmic' pleasure
It should be a time of pleasure gained from feeling one's knowledge expand and the anticipation of a fulfilling academic career. But instead, most accounts of doctoral study are typified by a "...
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Taught postgrads speak their minds
HEA survey and student forum find supervision to be a sore point. Rebecca Attwood reports
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MSP demands executive pay investigation
A Labour MSP has called for an audit of senior staff's pay at Scottish universities after denouncing the rises seen in recent years as "truly staggering".Hugh Henry, MSP for Paisley South, called on...
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Cash focus a 'recipe for complacency'
Academics give short shrift to call to concentrate funding on Russell Group elite. Zoe Corbyn reports
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'Economies exercise' will result in 'significant' redundancies at Leeds
Union says up to 700 posts may go in effort to save £35m a year. Melanie Newman writes
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Dr? No: Glamorgan scientist falsely claimed PhD
A prominent Welsh scientist falsely claimed in a grant application that he held a doctorate, it has emerged.Mark Brake, director of the Centre for Astronomy and Science Education at the University of...
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List of troubled institutions to remain secret
A list of universities that were at risk of financial failure four years ago has been partially disclosed by the Higher Education Funding Council for England.But Hefce has decided against revealing...