"Naked greed" provoked by massive investment in Pakistan's higher education system has lowered standards and "destroyed the moral fibre" of the academy.This is the view of Pervez Hoodbhoy, chairman...
AustraliaEnrolment crash may cause crisisA report warns that Central Queensland University (CQU) could face financial trouble after a dramatic drop in student numbers. The analysis, by the Queensland...
TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY BOARDA total of 18 "green" projects are to receive more than £20 million in funding, of which the Technology Strategy Board will provide half, to aid development for new or...
Openness about social scientists' affiliations and funders questioned. Melanie Newman reports
They have avoided it, complained about it and questioned its merits, but now academics have a genuine reason to get involved with knowledge transfer - it is good for their careers.Research into the...
Michael Sterling tells MPs that his engineering background would be an asset in the role of STFC chairman
The University of Glamorgan's vice-chancellor has announced plans to retire at the end of the next academic year. David Halton, who turned 60 this year, joined Glamorgan in 2004. Since then, the...
Journal articles are important, but writing books is the sine qua non of deeper understanding, says Richard Rose
Mike Boxall argues that we must forget the certainties of the past if we are to make the most of the opportunities of the future
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Britain faces a decade-long squeeze on public funding as it repairs the damage done to its public finances by the economic crisis, Lord Mandelson has said. The First Secretary, speaking on 14 July,...
Discussion about making weighting 'substantial' worries scientists. Zoe Corbyn reports
The criminologists who shine on the screen and in print
It was meant to be a light-hearted summer send-off from the musical vice-chancellor of City University London, but a song evoking images of easy living has provoked the ire of staff living in the...
Lord Mandelson is expected to focus on social mobility and the economy in his first major speech on higher education.The First Secretary, who took responsibility for the sector in last month's...