If you've got the idea, get some help to make money
An entrepreneurial pioneer's tale offers academics tips on starting a company. Zoë Corbyn reports
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Grant winners
THE LEVERHULME TRUSTAward winner: Marjorie WeissInstitution: University of BathValue: £167,765The sociology of prescribing: what can we learn from new prescribers?Award winner: Ian Douglas...
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'V-cs no longer speak for universities to Government'
Political honours have co-opted the sector's leaders, a constitutional expert tells Rebecca Attwood
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Master link
Umit Bititci has been honoured for his work helping to bring academics into knowledge transfer partnerships
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Appointments
The head of Goldsmiths, University of London, has announced that he will step down next year. Geoffrey Crossick joined the institution as warden in 2005, having been chief executive of the Arts and...
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Schadenfreude won't help
US universities' income has plummeted, but we can learn from their efforts to tackle the problem, says Jon F. Baldwin
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Scholarship is multi-faceted, but the RAE is blind to its richness
Robin Hambleton argues that we need a new vision of academia to replace the myopia of the research assessment exercise
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The week in higher education
Prince Charles has come under fire for marketing a "detox tincture", prompting the Daily Mail to rename his Duchy Originals brand "Dodgy Originals". Edzard Ernst, professor of complementary medicine...
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Despite losing their punch, some players still won big prizes
Research impact was no guarantee of winning RAE funding, study finds. Zoe Corbyn reports
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A person on the panel is a clear pointer of departmental success
Researchers say representation conveyed 'tangible benefits' in the 2001 RAE. Zoe Corbyn writes
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Serial failures barred from further bidding for grants
Academics with a sub-25 per cent success rate in obtaining research grants and who have repeatedly submitted low-quality proposals are to be banned by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research...
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Lifelong crisis spreads as ELQ decision forces further closures
More universities have confirmed they are cutting back on lifelong learning courses because of a government funding decision.The University of Bristol is scaling back its lifelong learning provision...
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Four departments at Leeds face cuts
Posts likely to go as university aims to slash costs in light of grant allocations. Melanie Newman reports
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Copyright laws are easily broken... hang on, that book looks familiar
Plagiarism expert finds his work published illegally on a website, writes Hannah Fearn
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Talks see UCU withdraw threat of strike ballot
The University and College Union has called off a threatened ballot for industrial action after weeks of talks with employers.The union said it had considered action over four issues: employer...