Funding council seeks powers to eject vice-chancellors
'Assault' on university autonomy comes in wake of London Met crisis. Melanie Newman reports
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To sail ahead, staff should be in the same boat on pay
Exeter study identifies correlation between success and wage equality. Hannah Fearn reports
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Fears for UK research as postgraduate rise is largely a foreign affair
British universities are rapidly expanding the recruitment of overseas postgraduates who pay higher fees, but growth in the number of domestic postgraduates is far slower, a study has found.The...
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Government ideal 'kills off' scholarly ethos
The government-promoted ideal of "evidence-based education" has been rejected as an incoherent "political slogan" that distorts research in university education departments.Martyn Hammersley,...
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Technological gizmos to revolutionise study
Hannah Fearn reports on predictions of emerging technology that will improve teaching and learning
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As the good times rolled, a quarter of universities ended up in the red
PwC raises questions about how the academy will cope with cuts. Melanie Newman reports
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Double trouble: Cumbria's revised deficit figure is twice the original forecast
Senior managers at the University of Cumbria underestimated its deficit for last year by almost £4 million, Times Higher Education has learnt.The university board's strategy and resources committee...
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The people's view on degrees most likely to lead to work
Law, English and maths top list of subjects seen as useful in the job market. Melanie Newman writes
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Scheme aims to help rebuild Iraqi academy through UK partnerships
British universities are being encouraged to help Iraq's higher education system recover from the ravages of dictatorship and war via a £3 million state programme.The Department for International...
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New drugs panel could undermine ACMD's position
Concerns have been raised about the potential impact of a new independent drugs advisory panel on the effectiveness of its official counterpart.The Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs was...
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Lord Drayson refuses to consider crossing the floor
Minister reveals little except his desire for a Labour victory at the polls. Zoë Corbyn reports
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Daytime TV: Random beauty
Gary Day finds poetry in the mathematics of the Universe as he sees the chaos in everything
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Field rankings for Australia
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators database, 1 January 1999-31 October 2009
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Get happy, and get on with it
Projects to boost staff wellbeing are all the rage, but some people wonder if the interest in workers' psychological health belies a rather less altruistic agenda. Melanie Newman reports
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You can lecture, but can you teach?
Protests against the idea that academics be given teacher-training are misguided, argues Eric Sotto