Research intelligence - Now she'll work by her own rules Astrid Wissenburg helped set the policies she will be bound by in her new OU role. Paul Jump writes By Paul Jump 29 November
Hard line pays dividends (but not hard cash) Grant awards success rates rise but income falls for some research-intensives. Elizabeth Gibney writes By Elizabeth Gibney 15 November
Is RCUK's open-access cash a 'reckless' road to ruin? Senior scientists critical of allocation rules and assumptions behind ?100m grant for ‘gold’ fees, writes Paul Jump By Paul Jump 15 November
Grant application success rates, 2012 Research councils benefit from external and internal pressures. Paul Jump reports By Paul Jump 15 November
Antarctic merger is frozen out Survey stays intact after politicians and scientists put proposal on ice. Paul Jump writes By Paul Jump 8 November
Long-term forecast: grey will go, leaving clear sky between elite and rest Research will be focused in just 25 universities by 2025 as the UK sector becomes increasingly stratified, higher education experts have predicted. By Jack Grove 25 October
