The US has elected a President who glides effortlessly from reading books to surfing the internet, yet it remains no easier to imagine a sequel to "Books That Changed Our Minds", a 1939 symposium in...
City University LondonPaul CurranPaul Curran, vice-chancellor of Bournemouth University, has lauded the "can-do collegiality" of City University London after being named its next head. A former Nasa...
To meet future challenges, we need a single knowledge infrastructure incorporating higher and further education, says Lord Mandelson
Hard times will force hard decisions as the sector is told to tighten its belt. Phil Baty reports
The Government will push ahead with its controversial plan to align research funding with the UK's future industrial strengths.The plan could see funding concentrated on fields that are considered...
BIS agenda could direct more cash to agency that supports business innovation, writes Zoë Corbyn
Campaign says Treasury must appoint science adviser to articulate strategies, writes Zoë Corbyn
Select committee says it’s time for ‘transparent and rigorous’ debate on publicly funded work. Melanie Newman reports
Government’s perception of the value of higher education called into question. Rebecca Attwood reports
As alumni donations to US universities plummet, Canada and Asia forge ahead. Hannah Fearn writes
By Elizabeth Redden for Inside Higher Ed
WASHINGTON – The situation outlined by Miles J. Postema, vice-president and general counsel of Ferris State University, sounded like a lawsuit waiting to happen. By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
To the RAE victors, the spoils, but institutions that saw their funding slashed last week in the allocations for 2009-10 are counting the costs. Times Higher Education staff report
Senior managers drive international strategies to equip institutions for global future, writes Phil Baty
A soaring enrolment rate and a driving ambition to compete globally characterise higher education in South Korea. But how is this all-consuming desire affecting society? asks John Morgan