A real fast-track procedure

A pilot scheme aims to take medical advances out of the lab and into practice more quickly, writes Zoe Corbyn

Grant winners

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCILThe ESRC has launched a £692,000 initiative that focuses on eradicating homelessness. The scheme, which funds four UK-based projects, aims to inform government...

Bodies in motion

Animator Simon McKeown's exhibition confronts conceptions of the body and the way disabilities are viewed

Appointments

Stephen Williamson has been made deputy vice-chancellor (research and innovation) at the University of Surrey and will take up the post this week. The appointment comes as part of Surrey's newly...

Older isn't always wiser, argues Ebdon

V-c says the 'most creative' research flows from young minds at new institutions. John Gill reports

Original features

In 1779, the 5th Duke of Devonshire appointed architect John Carr to build a magnificent crescent to accommodate those visiting Buxton Spa to take the waters. The structure included the Great Stables...

Winners fail to blow own trumpet

Report says many institutions have not publicised their RAE successes well, writes Hannah Fearn

News in brief

Young academicsResearch habits under scrutinyThey are commonly dubbed "Generation Y", but how do young scholars born between 1982 and 1994 behave when it comes to seeking information for their...

20 years ago

A group of more than 20 senior academics, including vice-chancellors and polytechnic directors, held a two- day private meeting last week to keep up the pressure on ministers for a radical reform of...

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Fishing for work

Aquaculture is one of the world’s fastest-growing industries, registering an annual 8 per cent increase over the past decade. The School of Biology at the University of St Andrews is, with industry...

Top journals in ecology and environmental sciences

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Grant letter raises spectre of £400 million black hole

Healthy-looking settlement is deceptive, say critics. John Gill and Rebecca Attwood report

Austerity knocks and Hefce answers: how cuts will be made

A year after the Government ordered the higher education sector to find annual "efficiency savings" of almost £500 million, a plan has been unveiled to achieve the target.In last year's grant letter...

All excellence is guaranteed cash

Research rated 4*, 3* and 2* will receive funding wherever it is found. Zoe Corbyn reports