IT policy lacking
Nearly a third of further and higher education institutions in the UK do not have formalised policies governing staff access to information and communications technology, says a new report. The...
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Academy health review
The Higher Education Academy this week set up a new interdisciplinary special interest group for Public Health. The group said it would respond to the health service's growing needs for a range of...
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Conserving Cutty Sark
Greenwich University has confirmed its role in helping to conserve the Cutty Sark , the Victorian sailing ship docked near the university's historic campus. Researchers are using software predictions...
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Cambridge award
Cambridge University educationalist Tom Eason has been awarded the Promotion of International Education Award from the European Council of International Schools.
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UCU fears for collegiality
Union leaders worry that Birmingham restructure heralds loss of academic voice in governance, writes Chloe Stothart Lecturers' leaders claimed this week that academic collegiality was being eroded as...
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Hood to stay on if he loses
Oxford University's beleaguered vice-chancellor made a last-ditch effort this week to persuade academics to approve his controversial governance reforms, writes Jessica Shepherd. In a letter to each...
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Report details clash of interests
An investigation by the Charity Commission has detailed how Regent's College and the European Business School made inappropriate payments of hundreds of thousands of pounds to a firm run by the woman...
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Scientific circle's dry talk earns it a bar ban
Ever since the time of Aristotle, wine has played a supporting role in many academic discoveries. But one Brighton venue felt that scientists were not doing enough to uphold a noble tradition, writes...
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Lampl says: ask and you'll receive
A Sutton Trust report says all staff must seek alumni contributions to raise endowments to US levels, writes Jessica Shepherd Academics must rethink their attitude towards university fundraising if...
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Get a scoop on trends, recruiters told
University marketing teams trying to attract international students should seek inspiration from ice-cream flavoured postage stamps, crystal-encrusted fridges and free coffee samples. This message...
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Graduate jobs slow
The number of 2005 graduates in work six months after graduation was lower than for the previous year, figures show. Information technology graduates fared worst, with 10.3 per cent of them...
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Rotblat at Bradford
The late Nobel laureate Joseph Rotblat's internationally significant collection of books, journals and pamphlets on nuclear science and social responsibility has been handed to Bradford University....
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Durham goes green
Durham University has signed a two-year green electricity contract with the energy company npower business to supply electricity to all 240 buildings on the university estate. For every kilowatt of "...
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Zeros make heroes
We are living in a golden age of numbers, with a new world of opportunities created by theoretical and applied maths. Chloe Stothart figures out why being a mathematician today really counts. "There...
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Diploma pitched to tackle skill gap
Universities face pressure to support the Government's latest bid to widen participation, reports Claire Sanders. Universities are being urged to support a diploma for 14-to-19-year olds that could...