One-time doughty ally at odds with his friend in the West
In the Line of Fire
In the Line of Fire
Managing Good Governance in Higher Education
The Architecture of Aftermath
Over to You, Mr Brown
Critics, Ratings and Society
A Perfect Mess
The Comet Sweeper
Mobile Communication and Society
Competition is forcing universities to offer more professorships and improve pay. Tony Tysome reports Career opportunities for ambitious academics are brighter than ever as the number of professors...
A day trip to Nasa's Space Centre, camping in the Amazonian rainforest or a fortnight studying geysers in Iceland sound like dream holidays for scientists. But a new website, launched by German...
With its top scholarship and students, Durham could be the 'Princeton of Europe', says its new vice-chancellor Last week, Christopher Higgins became the 23rd vice-chancellor of Durham University. The...
* Dundee University has appointed: Gordon Liddle director of the Centre for Remote Environments. He was previously operations manager for the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Isles...
London South Bank condemned for hosting 'magical living' workshop. Phil Baty reports London South Bank University has been criticised for hiring a self-styled "psychic" to run a staff wellbeing...
A multidisciplinary team is setting up a " Big Brother house " for robots. As in the reality TV show, the robot participants will be under constant observation to see how they interact and how their...
The number of applications to Edge Hill University has rocketed since it won the 2006 Times Higher award for Outstanding Student Financial Support. John Cater, the vice-chancellor, said the award...