Acid test for threatened seas
Researchers delving into effects of climate change on marine ecosystems can dip into £11 million scheme. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Grant winners
ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCILAward winner: Joss HandsInstitution: Anglia Ruskin UniversityValue: £36,542Exploring new configurations of network politicsAward winner: Antony RowlandInstitution...
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Rip it up and start again
Wes Streeting says a fresh approach to education could deliver academics and students from the age of discontent
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Win or lose, the cost of fighting a libel suit chills science and journalism
In defending himself, Simon Singh hopes to help change a system that forces writers to retreat. He urges others to join the campaign
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China’s rising stature in science
China’s rising stature in scienceSource: Thomson Reuters’ Science Watch, Vol. 20, No. 3, May/June 2009, pp4-5NumberPaperCitations Nov/Dec 2008Total citations to...
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The week in higher education
Pope John Paul II, Jade Goody and Apple founder Steve Jobs all had obituaries published before their demise (still to come in Jobs' case). Herman Daly, the US economist, has not quite joined this...
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'Universities' out as DIUS is succeeded by business ministry
Fears grow that higher education is now seen as an arm of industry. Rebecca Attwood reports
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The Ministerial Portfolio: How the Comeback King triumphed
Lord Mandelson will be representing universities in the Cabinet as the Government prepares to launch its review of top-up fees - but amid speculation that he is now Gordon Brown's deputy in all but...
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Readers react: 'that confirms it - Universities are the servants of business'
There were angry reactions when news emerged on the Times Higher Education website last week that the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills had been scrapped and replaced by the...
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Derby v-c invites staff to view his expenses claims
While MPs continue to feel the wrath of the electorate over their dubious expenses claims, one vice-chancellor has taken the bull by the horns and allowed staff to scrutinise his financial records....
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Petition decries 'impact' agenda in research
More than 1,000 campaigners have signed a petition demanding the UK research councils reverse their policy to direct funds to "projects whose outcomes are specified in advance".The petition is...
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Audit process fails to allay standards fears
V-c says QAA's methodology hampers the sector's efforts to defend itself. Rebecca Attwood reportsWeaknesses in the Quality Assurance Agency's methods have made it difficult for the sector to refute...
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Spending review could drive the OU to shut doors of its regional centres
Executives look at 'cost-saving opportunities' as cuts hit other institutions, writes Melanie Newman
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Loughborough is the leader of the prize pack
Loughborough University scooped the top prize at the inaugural Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards, run in association with the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education.The...
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'Humiliation' had role in suicide, inquest hears
An inquest into the suicide of a senior fashion lecturer at Southampton Solent University heard that his death may in part have been related to his work. Carl Baybut hanged himself in February, a few...