News in brief
Dementia researchDouble down on UK expertiseOverall funding for dementia research will more than double to £66 million by 2015 to try to make the UK a world leader in the field. The announcement was...
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India's got talent - but too few places where it can grow
Private help is needed to upgrade the country's higher education sector, business college chief tells Rachel Williams
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Unexpected climate change as course joins two cultures
MA/MSc in environmental issues draws on both humanities and sciences, reports Matthew Reisz
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The forecast for Gloucestershire: sunny, open and collaborative
Local college links pay a places bonus as v-c puts storms behind him. David Matthews reports
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UK flag waves in a growing global village on the Nile
BUE seeks extra British backing in competitive environment. David Matthews reports from Cairo
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Joint effort, mutual benefit for UK-Asian partners
The Medical Research Council has signed a memorandum of understanding with Japan's main science funding body to pool resources on projects of "mutual strategic importance".
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News in brief
United StatesFine not dandyA federal judge has reduced a fine levied last year against a US university for campus safety violations. Washington State University was originally fined $82,500 (£52,000...
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Grant winners
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCHEfficacy and Mechanism Evaluation Programme• Award winner: Steve C. Robson• Institution: Newcastle University• Value: £1,558,235EACH study: evaluation of array...
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Victors and spoils
Indulging 'world-class' institutions distorts higher education policy and fails those it should help, Roger Brown contends
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'Squeezed middle' feels pinch as grant and numbers decline
Post-92s hardest hit by AAB and core-and-margin plans, Hefce projections show. John Morgan writes
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Elite powers of concentration
Great news for Russell Group but bad tidings for its mission group competitors. Paul Jump reports
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Wellcome Trust gets tough on open access
The Wellcome Trust has reacted to Research Councils UK's beefed-up open-access proposals by indicating that it will get "much tougher" on compliance with its own mandate.
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Majority unscarred by EPSRC's final cuts
'Shaping capability' plan proceeds cautiously, with reductions in just 14 fields overall. Paul Jump writes
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Ucas ditches 'unworkable' post-results plan
Consultation reveals overwhelming rejection of proposed PQA system. Jack Grove reports
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Reflected glory
This glass brain and spinal column, which pulsates electromagnetic light and reacts to human contact, is part of an exhibition currently taking place at the National Glass Centre in Sunderland.