Who let them in?
Advisers, administrators, trusted vice-chancellorial aides and henchmen: Mark Leach considers the rise of the 'policy wonks' and the mixed reception afforded a new force in the higher education...
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'Triple miracle' sees huge rise in EU funds for frontier research
Investment in innovation viewed as Europe's route to sustainable growth and jobs. Jack Grove reports
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Union draws ire for its decision to hold fire
The leadership of the University and College Union is under fire from the Left of the organisation amid accusations that its retreat from a national strike ballot is a "debacle" that demolishes any...
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Appointments
Washington University in St LouisStephen LegomskyStephen Legomsky, John S. Lehmann university professor at the School of Law at Washington University in St Louis, has been appointed chief counsel for...
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Democratic experiments
Science affects everyone on the planet, so how and to what extent should the public help set its agenda? Jon Turney looks to the notion of vox populi research for some ideas
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News in brief
Medical trainingShort-term regimen for fees painThe government has announced temporary measures for medical students who had feared they would have to pay up front to meet increases to tuition fees...
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Offence is the best defence
As the UK looks to private companies to stimulate competition, the US for-profit universities are taking on their critics. Jon Marcus reports
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News in Brief
Wakeham reviewRCUK's 5 per cent solutionUniversities and institutes with the least efficient research will be required to reduce their indirect costs by 5 per cent. The Research Councils UK report...
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From where I sit - A hub of global ambition
Several factors have helped Kazakhstan grow rapidly in the two decades that it has been an independent country, among them abundant natural resources and proximity to large markets in Europe and Asia...
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We expected much more
David Willetts, advocate for the arts? Nothing like it, accuses Sally Feldman
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UK offers openness and quality assurance, but access remains a problem
A wide-ranging analysis that attempts to measure and rank aspects of national higher education systems suggests that the UK academy is one of the most "open" in the world and has among the best...
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Film review: Potiche
Duncan Wu finds irony and charm in the camped-up tale of a 1970s trophy wife's empowerment
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In new world order, overseas institutions could enter UK patch
Ex-president of UUK predicts shifting trade winds for global higher education. John Morgan reports
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UCU in turmoil as its Left wing looks to make bid for control
Executive is split over support for fees protest, while officers threaten to strike, John Morgan writes
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NUS opts for moderate voices and choices over Left turns
Cooler heads prevail at the student union's annual convention, reports Sarah Cunnane