In December, 15-year-old Zhan Haite became a focus of national attention in China.The girl, who said that her idols are Aung San Suu Kyi (the Burmese pro- democracy leader) and Martin Luther King,...
Leverhulme TrustSciencesAward winner: Iain OswaldInstitution: University of StrathclydeValue: £159,982Pressure-induced synthesis of doped polymers - a greener route to functional polymersAward winner...
Cape Breton UniversityDavid WheelerThe new president of Cape Breton University in Nova Scotia has expressed his “gratitude” to the university for giving him the role, adding that he was also looking...
Mary Evans uncovers clues as to why crime fiction appeals to so many but is disregarded by critics of the literary world
One of the UK’s most vocal vice-chancellors has stepped down suddenly because of ill health, it was announced last week. Patrick McGhee, vice- chancellor of the University of East London and chair of...
A university has dropped “intrusive” plans to monitor the location of foreign staff via an email system after it was denounced by unions as “Big Brother” surveillance.About 100 academics at the...
Uclan’s Cyprus outpost of ‘particular concern’ to UN secretary general. John Morgan reports
Diverse candidates contest top spot in union leadership elections. Jack Grove reports
Male scholars more likely to succumb to temptation as pressure to publish increases. Paul Jump writes
Commissioner warns of heavy R&D cost should UK quit the European Union. Elizabeth Gibney reports
Student visas were used so extensively by Indians to gain the right to work in the UK that they became known as “marriage dowries”, the head of migration policy at the Home Office has said.At a...
Universities should not depend solely on citation statistics when making personnel decisions, the new head of Thomson Reuters’ Scientific and Scholarly Research unit has said.Gordon Macomber, who was...
Retiree challenges UEA v-c in tribunal hearing over FoI requests. David Matthews reports
Scotland shows reversal of trend, possibly due to stronger public funding. Elizabeth Gibney writes
Academic promotionMarriage has variable benefitsA report from the American Historical Association provides fresh evidence of the impact of marital status and gender on academic careers. Deputy...