Flagship for teaching has limited effect on practice
Study finds pockets of success for £300m scheme to raise standards. Rebecca Attwood reports
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South Bank gives early-career researchers a lift
London South Bank University is aiming to boost its research base through a new scheme that has given 40 lecturers funding to explore their research over the next 12 months.After losing research...
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Hefce clawback means cuts loom
London Met faces crisis after funding council takes back £15m overpayment. Rebecca Attwood reports
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The week in higher education
- First Bill Rammell and then Richard and Judy waded into the row over the decision by Imperial College London to withdraw a place to study medicine from a man with a burglary conviction. The...
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Academe still male bastion, assert female scholars
There may be more women on campus today, but a stark gender divide persists, says Melanie Newman
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Intellectual property investment of £20m yields just 1% fillip in income
Patent activity rises but IP income falls in real terms, Hefce survey reveals. Hannah Fearn reports
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Dear, this chair's not big enough for both of us
In the end it will be the Queen's decision, aided by the Prime Minister and several of the most eminent historians in the land.Perhaps this royal seal of approval will ensure that when the next...
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Buckle up for a rough ride, UUK tells sector
Worst-case scenarios foresee closures and loss of prestige abroad as student numbers fall. John Gill reports
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Top projects lose out in STFC cuts
Astrogrid and ILC funding trimmed, but eMerlin is spared. Zoe Corbyn and Melanie Newman report
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Professors could lose out in proposed pay shake-up
Senior lecturers from outside academia could gain the most in grade revision. Melanie Newman writes
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MPs ask QAA head to defend degree standards
The head of the university quality watchdog is to give evidence on degree standards to a cross-party committee of MPs, it was confirmed this week.Amid claims that academics are under pressure to...
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Wolverhampton to appeal loss of validation for pharmacy masters
Royal society withdraws after concerns over leadership and quality. Melanie Newman reports
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Derecognise UCU over Israel motion, says Deech
Universities should derecognise the University and College Union, the former independent adjudicator for higher education has urged.
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The full creative landscape
The AHRC wants to know which cultural elements, past and present, should inform policy-making. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Grant winners
ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCILThe Arts and Humanities Research Council has recently announced the first awards granted as part of the Beyond Text: Performances, Sounds, Images, Objects...