RCUK research integrity plans are watered down
The concept of a national body for research integrity with powers to investigate allegations of misconduct has been dealt a blow after universities showed little appetite for it.The idea was mooted...
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Ballot challenged over inaccuracy
Ucea says vote under way on industrial action could be 'unlawful'. Melanie Newman writes
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Budget cuts could herald a price war for students
Sector leaders speculate that protection for unit of resource may be ending. Melanie Newman reports
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TVU scrutinising campus operations amid focus on local needs
Thames Valley University is considering the future of its operations in Slough and rethinking the courses it offers in Reading.Ian Tunbridge, TVU pro vice-chancellor, said: "It's no secret that we've...
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Bath Spa seeks top-down offers to volunteer for redundancy
Bath Spa University is to invite its senior management to volunteer for redundancy ahead of other staff in a cost-cutting drive.The vice-chancellor, Frank Morgan, told staff in a memo that the...
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Daytime TV: Intolerable cruelty
Gary Day on the injustice meted out to a whistleblower, medieval minds and meteorology
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Top nations in mathematics
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, 1 January 1998-31 December 2008
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7 May 2009
A partnership in peril - The UK is in danger of losing the intimate relationship between teacher and student
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Tara Brabazon: So, what is your area of interest?
Stuart Hall supposedly asked one question that would determine whether a student joined the Birmingham Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies. Tara Brabazon examines the importance of having...
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MEPs to rein in changes to animal testing
Scientists successfully lobby for weakening of restrictions on primate experiments. Zoë Corbyn reports
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Bullied Blogger: Stasi brutes and Brecht
The harassment from the university is developing into an art form, endless, like a rigged game of roulette where the croupier fixes the bounce of the ball. I dread the postman and fear the phone...
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Oxford college accused of stifling free speech
A University of Oxford college has been accused of stifling free speech after it cancelled a lecture by a controversial anti-Zionist rabbi.
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University scholarships signal ‘new era’ in Anglo-Iraqi relations
In London, Prime Minister Maliki unveils a raft of initiatives to strengthen ties with the UK higher education sector, while in Basra, British forces withdraw. John Gill reports
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Outsiders required to deliver economic impact
Nesta says universities need ‘boundary spanners’ to build commercial links and boost businesses. Hannah Fearn reports
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Bang for your bucks
What is research worth? The time lag before it bears economic fruit and the difficulty of gauging its social effects mean it cannot be easily accounted for in terms of profit and loss. But, as Zoe...