Concerns have been raised about the "level of control" being exerted by the government on the Higher Education Funding Council for England as an "arm's-length" public body.Newly published Hefce board...
Research councils plan to further concentrate funding on top institutions. Paul Jump reports
The Higher Education Funding Council for England is planning for a "worst-case scenario" of almost two dozen universities and colleges being "at higher risk" by the end of the first year of the new...
Students should help pay for funding injection; scholars must work harder. Hannah Fearn reports
Scientific Reports and success of PLoS ONE spell trouble for specialist journals. Paul Jump reports
The pen may be mightier than the sword, but that is not much use if it is kept under lock and key by university managers seeking to save cash by restricting stationery use.To the frustration of many...
The trials of the liberal arts preoccupied the MLA conference. Matthew Reisz writes from Los Angeles
For Lennard Davis, the Modern Language Association convention is "an annual gathering of the clans, a chance to take the patient's pulse in the relevant disciplines".In fact, said the professor of...
Universities and desperate job seekers hope their matchmaking efforts at the get-together bear fruit
Equality body's study accused of provoking 'false impression of victimhood'. John Morgan reports
Attempts to tackle the threat of religious extremism on campus have been blamed for universities' failure to provide a supportive environment for Muslim students.Peter Hopkins, senior lecturer in...
Researchers' career developmentFunders urged to share costsThe burden of funding measures to improve the career development of researchers should be shared by all funders in future. The...
Emerging economies will come to reject unequal exchanges, expert says. Sarah Cunnane reports
These images are taken from the first film ever made in and about an art school, certainly in Britain and probably in the world.
'Commodified' academy could see a rise in court challenges by students. Simon Baker reports