We've no vested interests to hide, says tax-study centre
Openness about social scientists' affiliations and funders questioned. Melanie Newman reports
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Knowledge-transfer boon for fledgeling scholars
They have avoided it, complained about it and questioned its merits, but now academics have a genuine reason to get involved with knowledge transfer - it is good for their careers.Research into the...
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Building trust
Michael Sterling tells MPs that his engineering background would be an asset in the role of STFC chairman
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Appointments
The University of Glamorgan's vice-chancellor has announced plans to retire at the end of the next academic year. David Halton, who turned 60 this year, joined Glamorgan in 2004. Since then, the...
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Gather insight by the book
Journal articles are important, but writing books is the sine qua non of deeper understanding, says Richard Rose
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The future's bright for universities ... if they reinvent themselves
Mike Boxall argues that we must forget the certainties of the past if we are to make the most of the opportunities of the future
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Highly cited papers in classical studies since 2000
Data provided by Thomson Reuters, Web of Science, Arts & Humanities Citation Index, 2000-09
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The week in higher education
Britain faces a decade-long squeeze on public funding as it repairs the damage done to its public finances by the economic crisis, Lord Mandelson has said. The First Secretary, speaking on 14 July,...
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Impact may account for 30% of researchers' marks in REF
Discussion about making weighting 'substantial' worries scientists. Zoe Corbyn reports
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CSI: crime story interpreters
The criminologists who shine on the screen and in print
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Summertime, but living's not easy for staff facing the chop
It was meant to be a light-hearted summer send-off from the musical vice-chancellor of City University London, but a song evoking images of easy living has provoked the ire of staff living in the...
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Mandelson's main motifs to be economy and mobility
Lord Mandelson is expected to focus on social mobility and the economy in his first major speech on higher education.The First Secretary, who took responsibility for the sector in last month's...
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More places, but no more teaching grant
'Fiscally neutral' move opens door to 10,000 extra in STEM subjects. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Institutions think the unthinkable and model 20% budget reductions
Hefce says scale of cuts is nowhere near mooted 'worst-case scenarios'. Melanie Newman writes
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Unions' dismay at Ucea's 'appalling' pay offer
The five higher education trade unions have indicated they are likely to reject a 0.5 per cent pay offer made by employers.In a joint statement, the University and College Union, the Educational...