STFC chief criticised on space-saving cuts
MPs find council out of touch with researchers, with science suffering as a result, writes Paul Jump
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Governance and finances top the agenda in devolved administrations
Post-election focus will be on management and funding gap with England. Hannah Fearn reports
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V-c may challenge UKBA for staining reputation
A vice-chancellor is considering legal action against the UK Border Agency over the damage she said her university has suffered because of its "disproportionate" action.
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Google leads search for humanities PhD graduates
Stuck in the 'valley of death'? There's always a place at Silicon Valley. Matthew Reisz reports
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Senator calls for scholar's head over expert testimony
The role of academics as expert witnesses has come under scrutiny after an Australian politician called for a professor to be sacked over his role in a high-profile murder trial.
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School swallows merger medicine
Council backs School of Pharmacy's union with UCL despite 'vociferous' opposition, writes Simon Baker
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Visa rules sparked price cuts
Official says UKBA is investigating reduced-price places for foreign students. Sarah Cunnane reports
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News in Brief
Public trust in scienceA measure of faithThe Royal Society is to carry out a study into openness and public trust in science. The move comes in the wake of the Climategate controversy, in which...
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'Good girls' don't rise to the top
Women told to be more assertive when scaling the barriers of sexism, writes Matthew Reisz
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Even a divisive subject should get a hearing before being buried
We must properly debate all ideas: even off-quota places have some merits, as the Australian experience showed, says Don Nutbeam
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The art of war
Artists' ability to portray the human cost of war makes them invaluable, even in the era of 24-hour news, argues Peter Hill
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Diary
CambridgeAeneas in HellAn opera devised by British librettist and music critic Paul Griffiths will receive its world stage premiere at Anglia Ruskin University on 24 May and will run until 28 May (...
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The Pick - Fissure
FissureYorkshire DalesLouise Ann Wilson, formerly part of the creative team wilson+wilson, creates intense site-specific performances. Earlier examples of her work have taken small audiences through...
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We're on our way!
"We're hoping to send at least a couple of coachloads."That was the enthusiastic response of Gerald Thudd, our Head of Research Impact, to the news that the London School of Economics will be hosting...
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Refute it thus
Citation indices are poor and distorting proxies for research quality - they should get the boot, argues Thomas Docherty