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Douglas Kell was a whizz at landing grants. Now he is the one handing them out. Paul Jump reports
Douglas Kell was a whizz at landing grants. Now he is the one handing them out. Paul Jump reports
Northern Ireland's universities will be expected to deliver a more flexible education, attract more international students and produce "distinctive Northern Ireland graduates" despite facing a cut of...
A call for political morality reveals top-level debates often missed outside China, writes Jonathan Fenby
Move to concentrate doctoral funding comes as post-92 objections rumble on, writes Paul Jump
Washington University in St LouisStephen LegomskyStephen Legomsky, John S. Lehmann university professor at the School of Law at Washington University in St Louis, has been appointed chief counsel for...
Science affects everyone on the planet, so how and to what extent should the public help set its agenda? Jon Turney looks to the notion of vox populi research for some ideas
Investment in innovation viewed as Europe's route to sustainable growth and jobs. Jack Grove reports
Medical trainingShort-term regimen for fees painThe government has announced temporary measures for medical students who had feared they would have to pay up front to meet increases to tuition fees...
As the UK looks to private companies to stimulate competition, the US for-profit universities are taking on their critics. Jon Marcus reports
The leadership of the University and College Union is under fire from the Left of the organisation amid accusations that its retreat from a national strike ballot is a "debacle" that demolishes any...
Wakeham reviewRCUK's 5 per cent solutionUniversities and institutes with the least efficient research will be required to reduce their indirect costs by 5 per cent. The Research Councils UK report...
A wide-ranging analysis that attempts to measure and rank aspects of national higher education systems suggests that the UK academy is one of the most "open" in the world and has among the best...
Several factors have helped Kazakhstan grow rapidly in the two decades that it has been an independent country, among them abundant natural resources and proximity to large markets in Europe and Asia...
David Willetts, advocate for the arts? Nothing like it, accuses Sally Feldman
Duncan Wu finds irony and charm in the camped-up tale of a 1970s trophy wife's empowerment