Centenary fundraiser
Imperial College London has marked the launch of its centenary year with a campaign to raise £207 million from philanthropic donations. The university has already raised £123 million, and aims to...
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Plea for free findings
Three Nobel prizewinners are among almost 13,000 academics who have signed a petition urging the European Commission to make publicly funded academic research available free of charge on the web. The...
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College counts in Wales
Welsh further education colleges help 250,000 people a year gain essential qualifications and skills and play a key role in the regional economy, according to a new study. The first detailed survey...
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Website deficits
Significant numbers of university websites fail to present clear information about student finance, according to a report by the Office for Fair Access published this week. Some students felt that...
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Casualties rise even before the RAE starts
Exclusion from the research assessment exercise by managers seeking to maximise scores is causing personal and professional pain to academics, reports Anthea Lipsett A world-leading authority on...
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Scots fill life sciences pool
The life sciences, hailed by the Scottish Funding Council as one of the "jewels in Scotland's research crown", have received a £77 million boost to help bring together thousands of top-rated...
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UCU battles private enterprise
A recent wave of private takeovers of university departments has raised fears about the creeping privatisation of higher education. The University and College Union this week launched a campaign...
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Brits are not the most tolerant neighbours
As the Conservative Party this week launched a controversial attack on the divisive effects of multiculturalism, a new "bigotry league table" revealed the UK to be among the least tolerant countries...
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Quiet space for retreat if the spirit takes you
Contemplative spaces are still new to many campuses but, as Charlie Fox reports, whether for religious reflection or time out from a heavy workload, people find them a breath of fresh air It's 8 o'...
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Inside track...
Our occasional column keeps you abreast of developments in the jobs market, from tip-offs and career pointers to who's on the move in your field Chemical attraction A £17 million investment in new...
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Oh no - they won't go
As ageing staff stay longer in the job, US universities find it hard to bring in young academics, says Jon Marcus. US universities, concerned about a shortage of staff when those hired four decades...
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Student clash ends in killings
A verbal argument between students at the Beirut Arab University last week turned violent, spreading out on to the streets and leaving two students dead and more than 160 students and protesters...
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University heads cleared of harassment charges
Sexual harassment charges against two senior managers of the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, levelled by a dean who was being investigated for irregularly awarding her married lover a masters...
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Former security staff land top posts in Russian government
A study by a leading researcher into post-Soviet power elites has found that four out of five political leaders and state administrators in Russia are active or former members of the KGB or successor...
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Scientists risk prosecution
Russian academics with foreign funding fear espionage charges, writes Vera Rich. The Russian authorities' "indifference" towards science is driving scholars to seek Western funding, putting them at...