Universities are losing millions of pounds a year managing their intellectual property rights thanks to a patenting system that favours the business sector, it has been warned.A technology transfer...
Flexible VAT framework could save millions of pounds, mission group says. Simon Baker reports
The average number of citations gained by British research papers is now almost as high as that gained by US papers, according to new figures.The data, produced exclusively for Times Higher Education...
This week's tweet of the week is:I feel so privileged to have been able to pursue my education and change my life - @JMoncktonSmithTell us why you love the sector on Twitter @timeshighered, using the...
Paul Jump reports on the NUS' continuing fight against 'draconian' monitoring of PhD students
Universities need to be more careful in their selection of international postgraduates and respond better to their needs if they want to recruit more of them, a conference has heard.Pam Denicolo,...
Motion seeks end to curbs on overseas applicants to English-language schools. Simon Baker reports
Government fundingHE may suffer quango cutsHigher-education bodies may be targeted in a cull of quangos announced by Vince Cable. In his first major speech, the business secretary announced plans to...
Very few part-time undergraduates receive government financial support, while those funded by their employers are the least in need of financial help, a study has found.Futuretrack: Part-time...
University says it hopes to engage overseas alumni via Hong Kong council event, writes Hannah Fearn
These enthralling pictures were among those showcasing the photographic talents of students in East Asian studies at the University of Leeds. More than 250 entries to the "Eye on Asia" photographic...
Queen Mary rewarded for hard graft with sale of medical spin-off company. Hannah Fearn reports
Considering what makes us tick is all very well, says Gary Day, but some actions defy simplistic definition
"An important and exciting breakthrough." This was the reaction of Jamie Targett, our thrusting Director of Corporate Affairs, to recent research by Dr Catherine Hakim of the London School of...
Don't blame v-cs, argues Alan Ryan. It is the entire social system that is corrupt