'Summer of despair' ahead for graduates and students
The Conservatives accuse the Government of failing Britain's youth, reports Rebecca Attwood
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Ayn Rand revival gathers pace in US universities, despite detractors
Academic interest in the preacher of radical free-market capitalism is growing, reports Jon Marcus
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HSE orders Liverpool Hope to improve on stress
Liverpool Hope University has been served with an improvement notice by the Health and Safety Executive for failing to properly assess the risk of stress to its staff.An HSE inspector visited the...
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'Remarkable' rise of the for-profit university
Risks made clear to Unesco as global private enrolment tops 30 per cent. Phil Baty reports
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Overseas briefing
United Arab EmiratesScholar blasts foreign 'gold rush'An academic has hit out at a "branch-campus gold rush" in the United Arab Emirates. Kevin Schoepp, assistant director of the Abu Dhabi campuses...
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Let's fly the greener skies
Big bucks are on offer for researchers who can help make aircraft more environmentally friendly, writes David Schley
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Grant winners
THE WELLCOME TRUSTThe Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowships have been awarded to newly qualified postdoctoral researchers who show great promise. Each winner will receive £250,000 over four...
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She's worth it
An award for women in science will allow scientist Nathalie Seddon to juggle family life with globetrotting research interests
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Appointments
Two senior directors have been appointed at the Scottish Funding Council. Laurence Howells will take on the position of senior director of learning, research and knowledge exchange, and Martin...
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Research council blessing for Glasgow's IP giveaway
Local socio-economic benefits justify university's altruistic licensing policy. Zoë Corbyn reports
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Call for entries to raise the error bar once more
Remember the economics student who attributed the run on Northern Rock to the "laxative enforcement policies" of the Financial Services Authority?Or last year's winning insight into the work of...
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Capacity 'wasted' amid radical cuts
Queen's is 'squandering' the research talent on its doorstep, alumnus says. Hannah Fearn reports
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News in brief
Research councilsBBSRC unveils bio-strategyBioenergy and biorenewables, food security and bioscience for health have been identified by a research council as its strategic priorities. Opening a...
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Teach them how to think
Kevin Sharpe says pedagogy should be measured not in contact hours but by its success in shaping critical minds
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Pursuit of knowledge is being hamstrung by heavy-handed editing
Richard Bateman argues that science publishing is sacrificing innovation and creativity on the altar of uniformity