EU says co-operation with industry is essential
Co-operation between universities and industry is the "cornerstone" of modern higher education, the European Commission has told academics and industry leaders.Addressing delegates at the European...
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Overseas briefing
United StatesLecturer linked to genocideA lecturer in Baltimore has been suspended from teaching duties after being accused of involvement in the Rwandan genocide. The allegations against Leopold...
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Uh-oh Canada: Obama pledge could win back researchers
Brain drain to north could reverse as cuts bite and US President commits to science. John Gill reports
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After exercise, time to reflect
With the final research assessment exercise over, Zoë Corbyn hears from key players about its merits, faults and lessons for shaping the Research Excellence Framework (REF). All spoke at the recent...
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Grant winners
RESEARCH COUNCILS UKRCUK has announced £12 million of funding for its science bridges scheme, which encourages collaborations between UK universities and institutions in China, India and the US. It...
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Scientists call for a revolt against grant rule they claim will end blue-skies research
Letter blames research councils' policies for fall in number of UK Nobel laureates, reports Zoë Corbyn
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Academics warn against policy of 'picking winners' to fund
Science Minister Lord Drayson's proposals to narrow the UK's basic research effort to concentrate on areas that are most likely to boost the economy have met with strong resistance from academics.A...
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The week in higher education
Students "have been sold a lie" by an "official conspiracy" that hoodwinks them into believing that all universities are the same, wrote columnist Decca Aitkenhead in The Guardian. She described...
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IT and libraries prioritised as UCU considers strike tactics
Pay-machinery talks continue but union document prepares for the worst. Melanie Newman reports
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Challenges to Edge Hill contract are dismissed
A challenge by the University and College Union to the implementation of new staff contracts at Edge Hill University has been rejected by an employment tribunal.About 70 Edge Hill staff, backed by...
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Poachers eye rich pickings amid the RAE's pockets of excellence
Research stars at teaching-led universities may be headhunted by the elite, writes Zoë Corbyn
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Governors and academics are 'out of touch'
More constructive contact is needed between key groups, survey suggests. Melanie Newman reports
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Suspended v-c fails in legal bid to halt inquiry
The suspended vice-chancellor of the University of East London has failed in a legal bid to halt an investigation into his leadership abilities.Martin Everett was suspended last July by UEL's lay...
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Post-1992s need new governance structures, argues Leeds Met head
Lee says that his forced resignation highlights an urgent need for reform. Melanie Newman writes