A stand-alone space agency should be set up in the UK whether or not there is significant new funding for such a project, a leading astrophysicist has said.The Government has launched a consultation...
We must 'bring the best of social science to the attention' of all, new president tells Matthew Reisz
SwedenBan the bomb work for IraniansIranian nationals have been banned from Swedish university programmes with ties to nuclear and missile technology on the advice of the country's security service,...
British Council says respected degrees and a weak pound will allow the UK to prosper. Phil Baty reports
Data-management workshops aim to sharpen ever-more important skills, writes David Schley
MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCILThe MRC's translational stem-cell research scheme has awarded £4.7 million to seven new projects. The trials, which will look at various aspects of stem-cell biology, will...
Amnesty International's Irene Khan aims to improve higher education access in Manchester as Salford's new chancellor
The British Academy has announced the appointment of 38 new fellows. Those joining the national academy include UK-based psychologists, economists, historians and lawyers who have achieved...
Stefano Harney argues that as long as business schools are overawed by real-world success, they will not offer the insights industry needs
Study says investment is needed to maintain Nobel record in science. Liz Rawlings reports
The world's leading scientists are increasingly mobile but those who migrate are not necessarily more productive than their stay-at-home colleagues.Research led by Andrew Oswald, professor of...
Queen Margaret's finances mean move now makes sense, says Napier manager. Hannah Fearn writes
Academic publishingMaking hay while storms gatherSales of academic books are rising, publishers' figures show. The Bookseller magazine reported that during the first half of the year, the value of...
Unpaid internships not only negate widening-access efforts, they devalue jobs and graduates, says Amy Binns
Lord Mandelson's grip on the Government was made clear when it emerged that he sits on 35 of the 43 Cabinet committees, sub-committees and councils that shape public policy. It was reported on 22...