The board of trustees at Liverpool John Moores University - which included Everton Football Club life president Sir Philip Carter and Phil Redmond, creator of Grange Hill, Brookside and Hollyoaks -...
A doctorate from the fictional "Unseen University" has been handed to the vice-chancellor of Buckinghamshire New University by author Terry Pratchett. Mr Pratchett received his own honorary doctorate...
The University of Teesside's new digital TV and sound studio has been put to good use by Das Wanderlust, a band based in the Tees Valley. The £750,000 studio, a collaboration between the university's...
The MRC has awarded £10.6 million to projects to develop better models of human disease, including diabetes, stroke, heart disease and age-related macular degeneration. Twenty research groups will...
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators database, 1 January 1998 - 30 June 2008Hot Papers in Social Sciences 2006-08RankPaper Author(s), JournalCitations1 Social...
Education should create more rounded individuals and a better society, not just a better-trained workforce, says Rudi Bogni
Tara Brabazon ponders a future bereft of the custodians of knowledge. Science fiction – or the all-too-probable result of the devaluation of librarians?
Which universities are stepping into the spotlight?
Outstanding Support for disabled StudentsBrunel UniversityBrunel's Disability and Dyslexia Service set up support services for students with learning differences and for those with mental-health...
As state funding for public education plummets, US universities are forging mutually beneficial alliances at local level. Jon Marcus reports
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGYSponsored by SunGardDe Montfort UniversityBagRack, a device that fits in a car boot and secures shopping to keep it upright during travel, was...
It is four years since we launched the Times Higher Education Awards. Each year, the response has both surprised us and surpassed our expectations; this year is no exception.
Employer Engagement: How far should universities go to meet the needs of employers?Download all speaker notes - see "Related files" box on rightThe Times Higher Education Employer Engagement...
Estates Management ConferenceDownload speaker notes - see "Related files" box on right (Alexi Marmot and Trevor Thurlow's presentations are available on request; due to large filesizes. If you would...