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Articles by Elizabeth Gibney
The number of students embarking on pharmacy programmes in England will be restricted to match the number of NHS-funded training placements.
The government has announced changes to copyright that it hopes will bring existing exceptions for education, research and archiving up to date.
MPs told that universities can¡¯t always take their IP straight to the bank. Elizabeth Gibney reports
All eyes are on Brazil¡¯s academy and its rising research output, generous funding and willingness to team up internationally in a bid to become a major player. Elizabeth Gibney reports from S?o Paulo and Rio de Janeiro
Ten Australian universities are performing ¡°above the world standard¡± for research, including four performing ¡°well above¡± world standard, according to an evaluation of Australian research.
A managerial culture is growing in universities as they ¡°position themselves to align more systematically with government and industrial sectors¡±, a conference has heard.
Regions could be hurt by research concentration, conference told. Elizabeth Gibney reports
Leeds v-c will replace Malcolm Grant and plans to extend 'global footprint'. Elizabeth Gibney writes
James Stirling has been named as the first provost of Imperial College London - a position created in April when leadership of the institution was split in two.
University of Cambridge physicist Stephen Hawking has been awarded a $3 million (?1.9 million) prize from the Milner Foundation for his contribution to fundamental physics.
Michael Arthur has been named as the next president and provost of University College London.
KTPs bring together businesses and universities for their mutual benefit
Academics at the University of Sussex say they were left stunned at a meeting of the institution¡¯s senate when management refused to discuss motions put forward by union members of 17 departments over the closure of a childcare scheme.
A second stab at reforming path to dismissal draws UCU counter-attack. Elizabeth Gibney writes
The UK needs to double the annual number of graduates in engineering by 2020 if it is to meet the expected demand for such skills, the government was told today.
Sir John O¡¯Reilly will soon become the sector¡¯s most powerful civil servant. He talks to Elizabeth Gibney
End ¡®immoral¡¯ barriers to access on grounds of wealth, union urges. Elizabeth Gibney writes
It¡¯s time for physics to make a big bang, the woman from the ministry tells Elizabeth Gibney
Grant awards success rates rise but income falls for some research-intensives. Elizabeth Gibney writes
The Council for the Defence of British Universities has officially launched with a call for members, funding and ideas.
Two Midlands university business schools have won a bid to create a research centre that the government hopes will boost the performance of small and medium-sized enterprises in the UK.
The Royal College of Art is going ahead with plans for expansion despite an uncertain future for postgraduate education.
Sector wakes up to discriminatory effects of unconscious prejudice. Elizabeth Gibney reports
