University of Leicester - The old jokes are the best
A one-day conference aiming to explore English Renaissance humour in its various forms was due to take place at the University of Leicester as Times Higher Education went to press. Some of the...
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The fat of the land
A centre of research in nutrition and health, backed by £12 million from the Scottish Government, has been created by the merger of the University of Aberdeen and the Rowett Research Institute.The...
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Massive shift leaves students adrift and tutors 'swamped'
Study finds a troubling rise in undergraduates' demands on advisers. Melanie Newman reports
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'Anti-university' story pulled from campus paper
The University of Sunderland has been accused of censoring a student newspaper article critical of the university.As part of their coursework, journalism undergraduates write articles for a newspaper...
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Europe must ape US to improve
Think-tank says universities need more cash and freedom to boost growth in sector. John Gill writes
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Overseas briefing
CanadaRight-to-die research haltedThe decision to shut down a controversial research project on assisted suicides has been criticised as a breach of academic freedom. The Canadian Association of...
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Leap ahead by hopping from one field to another
Research councils want academics to spend some time outside their own disciplines, says Zoe Corbyn
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Grant winners
The Wellcome TrustThe Wellcome Trust has announced four new partnership programmes between academia and industry as part of an initiative to foster a new generation of clinicians trained in...
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Flower power
Ian Cooke, grounds manager at the University of Nottingham, has won an accolade from the RHS for his gardens
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Appointments
Douglas Kell, professor of bioanalytical science at the University of Manchester, has been appointed by the Government as the chief executive of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research...
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From no man's land to a people's memorial
Olga Wojtas tours a digital archive of First World War material compiled by members of the public
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Thames Valley graduates are on the fast track to work
TVU leads league table for getting students into employment. Phil Baty and Hannah Fearn report
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Wales spurns QAA advice to link up with unaccredited US Bible college
University to validate Trinity degrees, after other UK institutions end collaboration, says Melanie Newman
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Report finds poor study skills at China partners
Concerns about the limited language and study skills of international students have been raised at the University of Central Lancashire.An internal paper seen by Times Higher Education points to...
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Researchers have no 'right' to study terrorist materials
Nottingham v-c warns that academics may face prosecution. Melanie Newman reports