Protect and survive
Marine biologist Lauren Smith is working to protect a shark species prized for its meat and fins, which are used in soups and other dishes. These pictures were taken during the Thresher Shark...

Marine biologist Lauren Smith is working to protect a shark species prized for its meat and fins, which are used in soups and other dishes. These pictures were taken during the Thresher Shark...
UCL professors say 'major restructuring' will be needed to sustain UK sector. Paul Jump reports
Prime minister's delegation agrees joint research projects and greater cooperation. Paul Jump reports
Universities have been urged to maintain their commitment to access and outreach in the tough economic climate as figures show that spending on bursaries and scholarships has reached record levels....
Research councils: Boyle and Savill take top jobsNew chief executives have been appointed at two British research councils. Paul Boyle, who is head of the School of Geography and Geosciences at the...
Civil servant's departure leaves department with 'dearth of experience', Hannah Fearn writes
A rewarding education set up a relationship for life, woven into my work as a composer, says Cheryl Frances-Hoad
The UK sector should tackle undergraduates' poor written English via a nationally prescribed update of the US model, urges Alex Baratta
In this age of austerity, we need to fund excellence, say David Price and Stephen Caddick

Our vice-chancellor, who is currently in the Caribbean attending a two-week international conference on the challenge for higher education in a time of economic crisis, has responded angrily to Hefce...
Need to decipher a CV? Channel your inner detective, says Sally Feldman
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Universities must serve up pedagogy fit for the 21st century or suffer the consequences in reputational terms
From down here in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala in south India, the government's higher education reform proposals look a bit different than in glitzy New Delhi. Kerala, ruled now by mild...
University of Tehran scholar condemns quantity over quality approach. Hannah Fearn reports