The difficulties of securing grant funding as a young researcher are well documented.But just how tough life can be for those at the start of their careers has been highlighted by a scholar who says...
CanadaBusiness plans are 'baloney'A Nobel laureate has spoken out against the bureaucracy that he says is stifling science. Willard Boyle, a Canadian who won the 2009 Nobel Prize for Physics with...
Fears of mass dropouts prove unfounded as institutions struggle with record intakes. Jon Marcus reports
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, Hot Papers, 2009
It may be teen vampire fiction, but the Twilight books are apparently as valid a talking point in University of Oxford admission interviews as William Shakespeare's plays. Revealing some of the...
Lobby group calls for a 'fundamental rethink' of student assessment. Rebecca Attwood reports
Researchers are to be hit in the pocket after the UK research councils announced that they will claw back about £10 million from around 3,000 existing grants.The awards are being trimmed...
Study detects bias against working-class and ethnic-minority students. Melanie Newman writes
The 14th Nobel prize for a scientist based at a famous British laboratory has been hailed as proof of the benefits of cultivating a culture that fosters curiosity-driven research.The Medical Research...
Hepi criticises the REF's 'untested' procedure and plans to cut subject panels. Zoë Corbyn writes
Spending comes to light as students still wait for loans to be processed. Melanie Newman reports
The University and College Union has rejected employers' 0.5 per cent pay offer for 2009-10.The union's higher education committee voted to reject the offer on 9 October.Two other unions, Unite and...
But most academics now describe their research as applied or 'user-inspired'. Hannah Fearn writes
Watchdog criticises monitoring of standards at the two institutions. Melanie Newman reports
Warwick academic set to promote the application of ethics in everyday life. Matthew Reisz reports