Blog: āMega-facultiesā are not the answer
David Phoenix explains why his institution is moving away from the model of big multidisciplinary departments
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Robbins Rebooted: a critique
Byrne wants to replace marketisation with corporatism, argues Emran Mian
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Digital skills crisis looming, peers warn
A UK shortage of digital skills has reached a ātipping pointā and universities are not doing enough to address the crisis, a House of Lords report warns
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News in brief - 13 November 2014
Student loansNothing to see here: governmentThe government has ruled out an āurgentā review of the sustainability of the student loans system despite being advised to do so by a group of MPs. In a...
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Dame Ann Dowling makes a case for āuse-inspiredā research
First female president of the Royal Academy of Engineers hopes to change UKās āsniffinessā about applied research
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Discussing the European strategy for biotechnology and the life sciences
Brussels, 05 Aug 2004 The European Commission will host a satellite conference on 'A European strategy for biotechnology and life sciences' at the BIOnale event in Maastricht, the Netherlands, from 2...
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Retail platform gives Southampton Solent fashion students an enterprising outlet
Lecturer who masterminded student-run commercial operation Re:So shortlisted for enterprise education award
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Future perfect: what will universities look like in 2030?
From robots to the most popular course, academics share their predictions
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MPs call for major research funding boost
A group of MPs has called on the government to ensure 3 per cent of GDP is invested in research and development by 2020 or risk the UK falling behind
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Irish scientists protest āfunding apartheidā
Hundreds of researchers sign letter warning of cost of focusing exclusively on business-led priorities
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The view from industry
Increased precision, good science and technical rigour are essential to risk-based decision-making. But by themselves they are not enough. People's values can dominate their feelings about a level of...
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Industry moves to prevent accidents at work
Brussels, 08 Feb 2006 European industrial accidents cause an injury every eight seconds, and a death every two hours. These alarming statistics were called 'astonishing and unacceptable', by Janez...
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AHRC needs new focus and funding to boost creative-industry research
Million+ highlights increasing economic value of sector to the UK. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Societal value at the heart of new Finnish space strategy
Brussels, 05 Jul 2005 Finland has outlined its national space strategy for 2005 to 2007, which has the aim of developing those fields of space science with the most substantial societal impact. The...