Architecture for art's sake
The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, part of the University of Oxford, is the oldest public museum in the country. When it opened in 1683, it brought together a collection that had already...
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V-c puts hand in pocket to revive philanthropic tradition
Birmingham head donates £40,000 of own cash to Circles of Influence project. John Morgan reports
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Citations belie claims that pure research is best
There is "no evidence" that blue-skies work is more likely to produce highly cited papers than that with targeted funding, a study says.The report published last week examined research papers arising...
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Overseas briefing
IndiaNamaste, Uncle SamThere are high hopes in India that leading American universities will set up partnerships with the Indian Institutes of Technology and other leading higher education bodies,...
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Once-wealthy Golden State system loses its lustre
California's staggering debt threatens the future of its mighty public universities. Jon Marcus reports
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Quiet, please
Libraries are being transformed into rowdy social spaces, with disastrous consequences, says Kevin Sharpe
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Days are numbered for ruthless go-getters in a post-meltdown world
Universities should learn from other cultures to inculcate respect and prudence, which companies will soon demand, argues Peter Brady
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The week in higher education
Papers including The Daily Telegraph and The Sun rushed to splash pictures of scantily clad University of Cambridge students across their pages last week. The snaps of a near-naked "size-12 stunner...
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Business firmly woven into the fabric of new framework
The Government's long-awaited strategy for the sector is out at last. Melanie Newman reports
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Standards criticism led to dressing-down for ex-QAA head
The Government stepped in to admonish the former head of the university quality watchdog "in no uncertain terms" when he publicly criticised the system for classifying degrees, it has emerged.In a...
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Outrage over drug adviser's dismissal
Scientists ponder their next move in light of David Nutt's sacking by Home Office. Zoë Corbyn writes
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Up to 30 posts to go as Gloucestershire swings axe
Compulsory redundancies planned as institution launches efficiency review. Melanie Newman writes
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Next-gen PhDs fail to find Web 2.0's 'on-switch'
It is counter-intuitive in the extreme, but young researchers are failing to make use of so-called "emergent technology", such as Web 2.0 tools, to support their work.A three-year study by the...
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Route one: the beautiful game's overseas angle
British universities have long relied on their reputation for academic excellence and the prestige of UK degrees to tempt fee-paying students from overseas.Now, with growing competition from...
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News in brief
University autonomyScorecard for freedomUniversity autonomy is to be monitored and ranked by a project launched by the European University Association (EUA). The EUA's "autonomy scorecard" is...