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In this age of austerity, we need to fund excellence, say David Price and Stephen Caddick
In this age of austerity, we need to fund excellence, say David Price and Stephen Caddick

Paul Gough, an artist of international renown, aims to take UWE to new heights through a focus on interdisciplinary work

An African postgraduate’s vision of a ‘Radio 2.0’ that brings communities together reminds Tara Brabazon that overseas students contribute far more to the UK academy than just tuition fees
City University LondonPaul CurranPaul Curran, vice-chancellor of Bournemouth University, has lauded the "can-do collegiality" of City University London after being named its next head. A former Nasa...
The US has elected a President who glides effortlessly from reading books to surfing the internet, yet it remains no easier to imagine a sequel to "Books That Changed Our Minds", a 1939 symposium in...
To meet future challenges, we need a single knowledge infrastructure incorporating higher and further education, says Lord Mandelson
Hard times will force hard decisions as the sector is told to tighten its belt. Phil Baty reports
BIS agenda could direct more cash to agency that supports business innovation, writes Zoë Corbyn
As alumni donations to US universities plummet, Canada and Asia forge ahead. Hannah Fearn writes
Campaign says Treasury must appoint science adviser to articulate strategies, writes Zoë Corbyn
The Government will push ahead with its controversial plan to align research funding with the UK's future industrial strengths.The plan could see funding concentrated on fields that are considered...

By Elizabeth Redden for Inside Higher Ed

WASHINGTON – The situation outlined by Miles J. Postema, vice-president and general counsel of Ferris State University, sounded like a lawsuit waiting to happen. By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed

A soaring enrolment rate and a driving ambition to compete globally characterise higher education in South Korea. But how is this all-consuming desire affecting society? asks John Morgan
Select committee says it’s time for ‘transparent and rigorous’ debate on publicly funded work. Melanie Newman reports