City University London - Watching the watchers
The cultural, political, economic and social implications of surveillance are the focus of a new masters programme. City University London has launched an MA in surveillance studies, which it said...
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University of Cumbria - Food for thought
Students' attainment could be affected by their diet, research by a lecturer in mental health nursing at the University of Cumbria suggests. Fiona Cassells said there was a clear link between bad...
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University of Essex - Crisis boosts postgrad numbers
The recession is being credited with driving a 50 per cent increase in the number of applications for full-time postgraduate courses at the University of Essex. The figure was announced as the...
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Bangor University - V-c's cash warning
The vice-chancellor of Bangor University has told staff that £5 million in savings need to be made in the face of "severe financial pressures". Merfyn Jones said in a memo that the economic crisis...
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Aston University - Superhighway access
Research into high-speed internet networks has been boosted by a £2.7 million grant. The government funding will connect Aston University to the Janet Aurora network, one of the largest fibre-optic...
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Queen Mary, University of London - Dutch master
A one-day symposium has celebrated the opening of Van Dyck and Britain, Tate Britain's blockbuster exhibition of the Flemish master's works. The event was hosted by Queen Mary, University of London,...
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Coventry University - Virtues of virtual education
Ways of exploiting virtual worlds and "serious games" such as Second Life for the benefit of higher education are to be explored at a conference on 23-24 March. The event, hosted by Coventry...
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University of Dundee - Law courses revamped
The University of Dundee's Law School has overhauled its courses. Students will now be able to choose whether to qualify with the professional accreditation of the Law Society of Scotland or its...
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The chosen few
Times Higher Education Leadership & Management AwardsTuesday 9 June 2009London Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, London
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Overseas briefing
United StatesStudent achievement gap widensAfrican-American students are falling farther behind their peers at state universities, new data on graduation rates suggest. According to the state...
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Humanities cash set aside for business-related areas
'Apparently ideological' condition on government funds sparks outrage in Canada, writes John Gill
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Sector stops to reflect as Bologna milestone nears
A decade after the Bologna Process was created with the aim of establishing a "European Higher Education Area" by 2010, it is time for those involved to take stock.This week, the European...
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If you've got the idea, get some help to make money
An entrepreneurial pioneer's tale offers academics tips on starting a company. Zoë Corbyn reports
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Grant winners
THE LEVERHULME TRUSTAward winner: Marjorie WeissInstitution: University of BathValue: £167,765The sociology of prescribing: what can we learn from new prescribers?Award winner: Ian Douglas...
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'V-cs no longer speak for universities to Government'
Political honours have co-opted the sector's leaders, a constitutional expert tells Rebecca Attwood