Derrick Ball, 1930-2017 Academic whose expertise spanned economics and chemistry remembered Matthew Reisz 4月 6日
EU research funding should be a three-stage rocket Horizon 2020 could have more success getting technologies off the ground if it does not neglect the basic work that sparks breakthroughs, say Geert de Snoo, Floor Frederiks, Peter Lievens and Katrien Maes Geert de Snoo 4月 6日
Germany catches up with UK on ERC starting grant success More money and competition for tenure has helped country’s young researchers progress David Matthews 4月 5日
Central European University in peril as Hungary passes law Parliament approves legislation that institution says would force it out of Budapest David Matthews 4月 4日
Number of international students at Dutch universities soars Netherlands' market share of mobile scholars grows by 15 per cent in 10 years Holly Else 4月 4日
EU research ‘still failing to include social sciences’ Without input from other disciplines, new technologies will fail to improve lives, report warns David Matthews 4月 3日
Plymouth QAA review kept secret after successful appeal Challenge means that institution’s entry into teaching excellence framework based on 2009 report John Morgan 4月 3日
Clare Marchant named next Ucas chief executive Current head of Worcestershire County Council will succeed Mary Curnock Cook Chris Havergal 4月 3日
Will new institutions shake up teaching in old elite? New institutions across the world believe that they can compete with big-name universities that are stuck in the past, explains Jack Grove Jack Grove 4月 2日
Do private providers have higher dropout rates? New data allow greater scrutiny of student retention in England’s ‘challenger’ institutions Simon Baker 4月 1日
Tread carefully with altmetrics, European Commission told Transparency ‘crucial’ to the introduction of new metrics in Continent’s research system Holly Else 3月 31日
'Nudging' encourages students to apply to top universities Teenagers who received personalised letters more likely to get into Russell Group institutions Chris Havergal 3月 30日
