Bone to steer UK policy on global agenda
Higher education review to take the long view to ensure sector keeps pole position, says John Gill
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Overseas Briefing
AUSTRALIARECRUITMENT LIMITS MOOTEDWeak departments at Australian universities may be barred from signing up research students under new proposals. A higher education sector working party, involving...
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Saudi university takes US partners
Faculty raise concerns about limits on academic freedom and 'selling prestige'. John Gill reportsThree US universities have signed deals to help a new Saudi Arabian institution design a curriculum...
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EU science gets down to business
Public-private initiatives with billions of euros in funding are set to issue first calls for proposals. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Grant winners
Arts and Humanities Research CouncilThis round of research grants has been awarded to support high-quality research whose speculative or exploratory nature means that results are uncertain and...
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News in brief
INNOVATION, UNIVERSITIES, SKILLS COMMITTEEMPS SOLICIT VIEWS ON LEITCH REPORTAn inquiry has been launched into the Government's agenda to boost the nation's skills. A committee of MPs will examine...
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20 years ago
Queen's University Belfast refused to fly its flag at half-mast this week to mark the funeral of Mairead Farrell, the IRA member and first-year politics student shot dead in Gibraltar by the SAS. Its...
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Examiner doubts value of SATs
Entry qualification debate rumbles on as minister vaunts new diplomas. Melanie Newman reports
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Hot numbers
Simon Dietz is keen to add an economist's perspective to the shaping of policy on climate change in his new role at the LSE
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Appointments
Sir Martin Harris, the head of the Office for Fair Access, has been elected president of Clare Hall, Cambridge. Sir Martin, a former vice-chancellor of the universities of Essex and Manchester and a...
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Setting sails for the future
Knowledge Transfer Partnership honours sector's innovators and collaborators. John Gill reports
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Of mice and mentors
Interactive tools help students most by allowing lecturers to offer them more personal attention, says Jochen Runde
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Not quite as advertised: college scarves and shameless flannel
The prospectus's weathered cloisters and flawless cheekbones are alluring, admits John Brinnamoor, but a dash of realism mightn't hurt
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Why Hillary can't win
Clinton's toughest battle of all is against a collective mindset that ruthlessly limits the roles female politicians may fulfil, says Mary Evans
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The best and the brightest
Nominations are open for the biggest annual awards in UK higher education