Culture of pessimism lambasted by Brown
Britain is being held back by the assertion that "more means worse" when it comes to university education, the Prime Minister has said, writes Rebecca Attwood. In his first major speech on education...
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Cambridge reform bid
Cambridge University is taking forward a proposal to bring more external members on to its principal executive and policy-making body. Following a consultation, the university plans to alter its...
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'Can-do' v-c honoured
The vice-chancellor of Cambridge University has been named Leader of the Year by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Alison Richard was given the accolade in recognition of her...
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United they stand
Unions representing professional technical, administrative and ancillary staff have issued a statement confirming their commitment to single-table bargaining. The unions, Unison, Unite and the GMB,...
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Chasing the superbug
Bradford University has received £175,000 to investigate the effect of humidity on hospital "superbugs" in one of the largest biological test chambers in the world. The researchers will simulate a...
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Invite to meet Queen
A University of Wales Newport lecturer is going to meet the Queen in recognition of the academic's award-winning documentaries about women in Africa. Florence Ayisi, senior lecturer at the...
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Focus on elderly care
Coventry University has launched a course in technologies to help older people to retain their independence. The Postgraduate Certificate in Effective Use of Assistive Technologies, starting in...
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Where religious faith is no bar to reason
New York's Yeshiva University successfully marries orthodox religion with academic freedom. Nathan Jeffay reports. It is just before eight in the morning and New York's Yeshiva University is well and...
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World Encompassed
Studying grows dearer down under Australian university students are paying twice as much for their education now as their predecessors did a decade ago, the elite Group of Eight universities has said...
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Let's turn the spotlight on all our young talent
Future academic and economic success relies on inspiring students from all social groups, says John Denham. To say that there is a social bias in the intake of sought-after universities is to state a...
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Look before you leap into a partnership
Academies are still not worthy of tie-ups with the university sector, says Martin Rogers. The Government is encouraging universities to widen participation in higher education through a dramatic...
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Peep's Diary
The new tartan army Move over, Braveheart . Graduates of St Andrews' University Management School are being encouraged to seek inspiration from the ancient Scottish clans as they take up leadership...
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Add input to make metrics count
Academics must help shape RAE replacement to ensure measures, especially bibliometrics, foster trust and quality, says Eric Thomas. In December 2006, the Government announced that a new framework for...
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Apprenticeships could be an irresistible pitch
If more teenagers learnt about the benefits of the vocational route, they might quit the university path, argues Terry Watts. Many youngsters take it for granted that they will go to university. But...
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Teaching matters: Credit where it's due
Far from being self-interested consumers, today's students engage with and shape a dynamically evolving academe, David Watson writes in the first of a series examining issues from the teaching front...