'Economies exercise' will result in 'significant' redundancies at Leeds
Union says up to 700 posts may go in effort to save £35m a year. Melanie Newman writes
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Dr? No: Glamorgan scientist falsely claimed PhD
A prominent Welsh scientist falsely claimed in a grant application that he held a doctorate, it has emerged.Mark Brake, director of the Centre for Astronomy and Science Education at the University of...
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List of troubled institutions to remain secret
A list of universities that were at risk of financial failure four years ago has been partially disclosed by the Higher Education Funding Council for England.But Hefce has decided against revealing...
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The wrong kind of STEM: UK needs fewer psychologists and more physicists
Additional student places in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects will not address the shortage of STEM skills because candidates are studying the wrong degrees, the...
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State your demands, Government and Tories tell students
Universities warned to be more responsive or face the consequences. Hannah Fearn reports
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Things fall apart, the sector may not hold: splintered future on cards
Pressures could lead to four-tier system, Liverpool Hope scholar predicts. Melanie Newman writes
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Life itself, the universe and everything that's relevant
Warwick considers including general education modules in curriculum. Hannah Fearn reports
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Government ignores MPs on standards reform
The Government has rejected most of a cross-party group of MPs' recommendations on higher education.The Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee was heavily critical of the sector in...
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News in brief
Science select committee inquiriesHomeopathic assessmentMPs are to conduct an inquiry into homeopathy to assess the Government's policy on the issue, including the funding of homeopathy under the...
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20% say 'no' to student auditors
Fear of disrupting process is thought to lie at the root of the objection, writes Rebecca Attwood
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Kant trumps cant any day
'Intensely relaxed' about the academy's 'filthy rich legacy', Simon Blackburn sees no need to justify his work to ministers
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Do the market research before you try to make the business case
Michael Thorne argues that the CBI task force's proposals are built on outdated thinking about graduates in a modern economy
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Daytime TV: Minority views
Nick Griffin's recent appearance on Question Time gives Gary Day plenty of food for thought
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Top journals in immunology
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, January 1999-June 2009
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The secret invocation
In preparing a biography of Braque, Alex Danchev explored the meaning of art and its makers. But upon finishing, he faced a much more personal question