The UK has lessons to learn from Germany
Emulating Germany’s funding model would not be easy, but English critics tend to overlook its strengths, says Howard Hotson

Emulating Germany’s funding model would not be easy, but English critics tend to overlook its strengths, says Howard Hotson

As he retires, Alan Ryan reflects on how higher education has changed and asks if the sector’s expansion has been a success

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

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Martin Paul Eve considers the implications of the universities and science minister’s address at the Universities UK conference

‘We don’t need Nobel physicists running car parks. We want the scientists focused on science,’ says universities minister

‘Conference at the Gates’ confronts the buyers and sellers of arms

10 must-dos for postdocs identified by Catherine L Drennan, professor of chemistry and biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Having attended classes in Shanghai for a year, David Matthews returns a little more sceptical about education in the country

Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor identifies the top academic ‘habits’ postdocs need to reach the next level

Discipline may fund women fairly because of a better awareness of the ‘ingrained, institutionalized male culture of universities’

Financial boost follows better than average performance in the 2014 REF

PhD advice: from choosing the right topic to getting through your thesis