Data disprove case for distributing research funds on historical basis
Allocations should be on merit rather than past group performance, says Hepi. Zoë Corbyn reports
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Overseas briefing
United StatesPapers trail leads to freshmanA student who worked in the archives of Drew University in New Jersey has been accused of stealing letters written by Abraham Lincoln. William John Scott...
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The hopes and fears for an Indian revolution
Foreign education providers bill begins its journey towards the statute book. John Morgan reports
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Give ERC a bigger slice of the cake, report advises
More funding should be channelled to the European Research Council (ERC) and its remit should be widened to include support for PhD students, Universities UK has said.The vice-chancellors' group made...
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Grant winners
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCHThe NIHR's Health Technology Assessment programme produces independent research information on the effectiveness, costs and impact of healthcare treatments and...
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Reading between the lines
As well as nurturing her writing, novelist Rebecca Connell believes, her university experience gave her self-belief
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Hard facts show that contextual admissions are right and fitting
Steve Smith rejects claims that the academy is 'Eton-bashing', and argues that efforts to counter the 'schooling effect' are justified
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In an era of swingeing cuts, who are you going to call? Fraudbusters!
A crackdown on fraud in the academy could deliver savings greater than the costs of retrenchment, argue Mark Button and Jim Gee
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The silenced saltire
Tom Gallagher searches in vain for independent thought in the complacent academy and media of devolved Scotland
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The week in higher education
They are not usually considered to be bedtime-reading material, but a novel that started life as a student thesis has been named as a contender for a prestigious book prize. The Rehearsal, by Eleanor...
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Talk job security or face strikes, says UCU
John Morgan reports on unions' joint 4% pay claim and the threat of a national ballot this year
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Trust issues: private colleges mull legal response to UKBA accreditation
A group representing private colleges has threatened legal action against immigration authorities over attempts to stop economic migrants exploiting the student-visa system.From 6 April, only...
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Students prone to grey-sky thinking
A cloudy open-day visit can boost enrolment numbers, study indicates. Rebecca Attwood writes
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Biggest 'bang for the buck' theory: best invest in RCUK
State advised to abandon industry tax breaks and back the research councils. Zoë Corbyn reports
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UUK: state-school 'bias' does not go far enough
The president of Universities UK has vigorously defended the sector against allegations that universities are discriminating against privately educated applicants.Geoff Lucas, general secretary of...