STEM growth, SWAN song
The Campaign for Science and Engineering warmly welcomes the announcement made by David Willetts, the universities and science minister, during his speech at the Conservative Party conference of...
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Willetts announces funding for ¡®great technologies¡¯
David Willetts has announced ?85 million in funding to provide equipment in three of the ¡°eight great technologies¡± being targeted to drive growth.
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Overseas student growth ¡®not as high as government hopes¡¯
The number of international students coming to UK universities will grow at a slower rate over the next 13 years than is hoped for by the government.
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China on the fast track
Beijing wants to supercharge its nation¡¯s universities as it has its railroads, but might its ambitions falter for want of academic freedom and cultural change?
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Beware ¡®brain-based learning¡¯
Enthusiasm for ¡®neuroeducation¡¯ risks blinding people to its potentially limited efficacy, argues Steven Rose
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The UK's 100 leading practising scientists
A list of the UK¡¯s 100 leading practising scientists has been published to highlight the many talents of this diverse community
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The REF: how was it for you?
Research heads and other university staff on the burdens of submitting to the inaugural research excellence framework
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Moocs UK will offer escape from ¡®The Man¡¯, says Bean
The UK¡¯s first massive open online course platform will allow students to set their own targets and escape rules set by ¡°The Man¡±
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Armed with Expertise: The Militarization of American Social Research during the Cold War, by Joy Rohde
Michael Patrick Cullinane on the military-academic complex
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Universities and colleges get Catalyst Fund injection
Sixteen UK higher education institutions are to benefit from a ?50 million investment in research projects designed to drive economic growth, the universities and science minister has said.
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Germany¡¯s great tuition fees U-turn
Could England force a similar reversal? Howard Hotson asks
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A Lasting Legacy: The House and Collection of Victor Skipp
An exhibition built around the collection of a historian and art hoarder reveals his boundless capacity for seeing things, Alexander Massouras finds
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Student loan forecasts ¡®consistently¡¯ wrong, says NAO
Ministers have been accused of ¡°industrial scale incompetence¡± after a damning report on student loans was released by the public spending watchdog
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Imperial considers REF trade-off between quality and quantity
Minutes suggest the pros and cons of strategies for submission
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REF impact weighting should be 25 per cent, says Witty
Impact should be given a weighting of 25 per cent at the next research excellence framework, the author of a government-commissioned review has said