Ministers won't say the F-word - it's up to us to make the case for fees

Universities must tell the public why higher top-ups are needed because the lily-livered Government will not, Anna Fazackerley says

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Denham: elite to get lion's share of future research funding

The results of 14 independent reviews of higher education are in. John Denham, the Universities Secretary, now wants to establish a coherent vision for the future of UK higher education. This will be...

Backing for appliance of science to UK strengths

The Government will push ahead with its controversial plan to align research funding with the UK's future industrial strengths.The plan could see funding concentrated on fields that are considered...

The week in higher education

They may be unlikely bedfellows, but the transfer market between higher education and the Football Association was back in business last week. Last year, Lord Triesman, a Tottenham Hotspur fan,...

Denham to draw up 15-year framework for the future

Universities Secretary says debate on tuition-fee levels will have to wait. Rebecca Attwood reportsJohn Denham, the Universities Secretary, has defended the Government's decision to refuse to engage...

BAE pulls plug on £8.4m joint research project

Engineering giant BAE Systems is to terminate a multimillion-pound joint academic-industry research programme because it is not meeting the "near-term requirements" of its businesses, Times Higher...

Post-92s could lose cash for PhD students

Million+ calls Hefce curbs on research degree programme funding 'perverse'. Zoë Corbyn reports

Up to one in four staff are facing the axe at beleaguered London Met

Staff and unions shocked as the number of jobs at risk jumps by 70 per cent, writes Rebecca Attwood

Action against union official is dropped

Disciplinary action against a senior union officer at London Metropolitan University who left campus without permission to conduct union work has been dropped.Amanda Sackur, chair of the University...

Cuts start to bite across the country

The University of Bristol has warned that it may have to make staff redundant despite making a £6.1 million surplus in the past financial year.In a letter to staff this month, Eric Thomas, the vice-...

Prize night for unexpected delights and top teachers

Serendipity, pedagogy and engineering are offered a chance to shine in new Awards categories

Hundreds join the race for inaugural honours

More than 250 entries have been submitted by 111 institutions for Times Higher Education's inaugural Leadership and Management Awards, run in association with the Leadership Foundation for Higher...

Sector pays tribute to the man who reshaped higher education

Peers lament the passing of Lord Dearing, leader of the review that led to tuition fees. John Gill reports

Daytime TV: Good works

Gary Day on improving tales of tearaway urchins, soaraway barnets and electromagnetic attraction