The University of Liverpool is currently bogged down in controversy after it was revealed to be considering scrapping three of its academic departments. It should be remembered that, in abstract, it is by no means unusual for a university to close or r...
Mon 23 Mar 2009 | Read more »
Academic staff at Liverpool University are threatening to strike after plans were proposed by management to axe its philosophy, statistics, and politics and communications studies departments following poor research results. The Research Ass...
Mon 23 Mar 2009 by Kathleen Oliver | Read more »
Some of England’s top universities look set to be forced into research cutbacks next year while newer institutions will see a marked rise in available funds, after individual budgets for all universities and colleges in England were published last week...
Mon 09 Mar 2009 by Nick Eardley | Read more »
It is the eternal dilemma of the British university system: how to promote fairness and equity across the board, while being sure not to undermine the country's prized academic elite? If the latest Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) is any guide, it se...
Wed 28 Jan 2009 | Read more »