Minister puzzled by AHRC bid to cut research grants
Arts council asked to explain huge shortfall in light of 1% budget drop. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Birkbeck, University of London - Fees for second degrees held
There will be no increase this year in tuition fees for students studying for second degrees at Birkbeck, University of London, even though the Government has cut funding for students taking courses...
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Bucks New University - Plans for £500 annual bursary
Following research showing that bursaries are not a major factor in applicants' selection of university, Bucks New University will make changes to its non-means-tested £1,000 annual bursary from next...
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Bangor University - Two millennia of Jewish sex
A Bangor lecturer has assembled an anthology entitled Jews and Sex. Nathan Abrams, a lecturer in film studies at Bangor University, edited the collection of essays over the past year. The book covers...
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The controller preparing the platform to elevate Brunel
Chris Jenks intends to take his university into the Russell Group. Melanie Newman reports
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Scottish budget blamed for Dundee staff cuts
The first job losses attributed to the recent Scottish higher education budget have been announced by the University of Dundee.
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Academic exodus as scholars desert Israel's promised land for US
Policy 'breakdown' sees a quarter of academics head to America, study says. John Gill reports
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Overseas Briefing
UNITED STATESTOP COLLEGES GET MOST DONATIONSUS universities and colleges received a record $29.8 billion (£15 billion) in donations in 2007. The study by the Council for Aid in Education found that a...
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Stirling threatens Scottish consensus on staff rights
University's decision to hold its own consultation on statutes reform worries UCU, writes Tariq Tahir
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Lecturers lose a total £877m in unpaid overtime
University teaching academics are "giving away" £877 million a year in unpaid overtime, a report has found.The study by the Trades Union Congress says that of 215,000 people classed as "university...
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Tax plan could deter high-flyers
Levy for non-domiciled residents threatens the recruitment of top academics, writes John Gill
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20 years ago
Evangelist Oral Roberts, who runs his own university in Tulsa, Oklahoma, climbed a campus tower last year and announced to millions of television viewers that God would "call him home" if they did...
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Policy Watch
HEFCEACADEME GIVES THE THUMBS UPA survey of universities and other institutions in the sector suggests that the Higher Education Funding Council for England is held in high regard by the sector. The...
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Experts outline a collegial way to resolve conflicts
Georgia Law School mediation technique is to be showcased in Edinburgh. Tariq Tahir reports
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Union declares a formal dispute at Edge Hill
The lecturers' union at Edge Hill University has declared a formal dispute with managers amid concerns about personnel practices.The 0-member branch's relationship with the university's human...