Life-risking 'spy' plan pulled
Academic protests have forced the Foreign Office to delay an anti-terror project. Phil Baty reports Two research councils put plans to enlist academics in the War on Terror on hold this week after...
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'We will explore the extent to which robots will become part of society'
Alan Winfield is enlisting the help of three metal 'friends' to raise the profile of science and engineering When Alan Winfield walks into the Institution of Engineering and Technology in London next...
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On the move...
* Glasgow University has appointed two honorary professors: Alan Clements , film-maker and media entrepreneur, will join the faculty of law, business and social sciences; and Kevin Murray , chartered...
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Lower bar for poor, DfES told
Report suggests admissions tutors reduce grade requirements for applicants from 'disadvantaged' groups to widen participation, Jessica Shepherd reports Universities should offer places to "...
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How do you widen participation without discrimination?
The Leeds academics who wrote the access report explain their reasoning Admissions processes must be fair to all applicants and transparent. And herein lies a quandary: how can you widen...
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Research elite fear new institute will take FP7 cash
Leading research universities have attacked plans to allow a European Institute of Technology to issue degrees and take money from the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme. Katrien Maes,...
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Next week
HOW EXTREMISTS TARGET STUDENTS A former member of the radical Muslim group Hizb ut-Tahrir speaks out PLUS Portfolio academics: they run companies, star on TV and advise ministers - all before...
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Staff must 'identify' extremism
State guidance asks academics to monitor student activity and 'ask for help'. Claire Sanders reports Special Branch is to offer training to academics on how to "recognise and respond to potential...
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Police forge links with Dundee Muslims
A controversial Special Branch Community Contact Unit set up by Tayside police has established groundbreaking links with Dundee and Abertay universities, writes Claire Sanders. The unit was set up...
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Academics urged to join battle against terrorism
The Government's secret guidance amounts to a call to arms for university staff in the battle against terrorism. The 18-page draft guidance, seen by The Times Higher , seeks to recruit academics,...
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'My 30 years of big fat no's'
Obesity researcher reveals rejections to highlight establishment 'prejudice'. Phil Baty reports A professor at a leading university this week risked public embarrassment by releasing details of...
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£10m for defence research
The Ministry of Defence this week announced £10 million in new funding for research, as well as two new fellowship schemes. It is hoped that the cash will support a "competition of ideas" that will...
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Dare to compare
The University and College Union has launched an online database that allows members to compare pay and conditions at different institutions. The database covers pay, hours, holidays, career breaks,...
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Funding feedback
GuildHE, the body representing higher education colleges, has called for "threshold" funding for institutions to support research capacity as part of any future approach to research assessment and...
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Focused fellowships
The Higher Education Academy is seeking project proposals under its National Teaching Fellowship Scheme. Teams led by higher education institutions in England can bid for funding of up to £200,000...