Lift tax-barrier to shared services, Alliance pleads
Flexible VAT framework could save millions of pounds, mission group says. Simon Baker reports
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Britain closes science-citations gap on US
The average number of citations gained by British research papers is now almost as high as that gained by US papers, according to new figures.The data, produced exclusively for Times Higher Education...
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#loveHE
This week's tweet of the week is:I feel so privileged to have been able to pursue my education and change my life - @JMoncktonSmithTell us why you love the sector on Twitter @timeshighered, using the...
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Border Agency 'unwavering' over research postgraduates
Paul Jump reports on the NUS' continuing fight against 'draconian' monitoring of PhD students
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Warning: 'take care or risk reputation abroad'
Universities need to be more careful in their selection of international postgraduates and respond better to their needs if they want to recruit more of them, a conference has heard.Pam Denicolo,...
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Student visa rule is in MPs' sights
Motion seeks end to curbs on overseas applicants to English-language schools. Simon Baker reports
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News in brief
Government fundingHE may suffer quango cutsHigher-education bodies may be targeted in a cull of quangos announced by Vince Cable. In his first major speech, the business secretary announced plans to...
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Report finds too little funding for part-time study
Very few part-time undergraduates receive government financial support, while those funded by their employers are the least in need of financial help, a study has found.Futuretrack: Part-time...
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Edinburgh's overseas 'jolly' draws UCU fire
University says it hopes to engage overseas alumni via Hong Kong council event, writes Hannah Fearn
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Eastern mystique
These enthralling pictures were among those showcasing the photographic talents of students in East Asian studies at the University of Leeds. More than 250 entries to the "Eye on Asia" photographic...
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Dem bones, dem bones, dem very profitable bones
Queen Mary rewarded for hard graft with sale of medical spin-off company. Hannah Fearn reports
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Daytime TV: Who the hell am I?
Considering what makes us tick is all very well, says Gary Day, but some actions defy simplistic definition
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Do you think I'm sexy?
"An important and exciting breakthrough." This was the reaction of Jamie Targett, our thrusting Director of Corporate Affairs, to recent research by Dr Catherine Hakim of the London School of...
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Greed is the going rate
Don't blame v-cs, argues Alan Ryan. It is the entire social system that is corrupt
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Research intelligence: Big Brother backlash
A website is shining the spotlight on state-perpetrated crime. Melanie McFadyean reports