Women's work gets less male attention
Men are less likely to cite work by female colleagues, a study of journals in a field with an equal gender split reveals. Jessica Shepherd reports. Male academics fail to cite work by their female...
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RAE coundown 2008
Ian Marshall is associate pro vice-chancellor (research) and dean of the faculty of engineering and computing at Coventry University. He is responsible for the university's strategy in the run-up to...
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Alarm over chemistry masks plummeting physics take-up
Physics is facing a crisis, with both universities and schools shedding student numbers in the subject at an alarming rate, according to a new report. Endangered chemistry courses have been...
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Txtg info 2 stdnts may b shape of things 2 come
Universities are experimenting with gadgets to reach students. Jessica Shepherd reports "The days of traditional lectures are over," predicts Carl Senior, a lecturer in cognitive neuroscience at...
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V-cs fear reform of teaching grants favours old over new
Some university heads see a hidden agenda in Hefce plans. Jessica Shepherd reports. Vice-chancellors have expressed concern over proposals to reform the way £4 billion in teaching funds are allocated...
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Political art series launched
Glasgow Caledonian University has launched a series of political postcards, including Ken Currie's banner for the Communist Party's North Kelvin branch. The images come from archives in the...
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Green initiative
The Higher Education Environmental Performance Improvement project is launching a new initiative, Labs21 UK, to highlight the need for more energy-efficient laboratories. The scheme will aim to...
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Students work part time
Almost half of students will work part time in the next academic year, earning a total of £2.3 billion, according to the Royal Bank of Scotland's Student Living Index 2006. Cardiff University emerges...
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Merton tops Norrington
Merton College emerges at the top of this year's Norrington table, which ranks Oxford University colleges according to the proportion of undergraduates gaining first-class degrees. Balliol is ranked...
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Correction
The following figures were incorrect in the research grant rates table for the Arts and Humanities Research Council in last week's issue ("Golden diamond shines at raking in research riches")....
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Carers put duty before careers
A survey of staff who look after elderly relatives has found that a quarter shun promotion. Letitia Hughes reports. A quarter of higher education staff who care for elderly relatives shun promotion...
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Napier graduate enlightens confused festival-goers
A Scottish student developed the first online guide to shows at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world's largest arts festival, which started this week. Liz MacIntosh, who has graduated in...
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Win tickets
The Times Higher has two sets of double tickets to give away for any of the OU's Book Festival events. A full list of events can be accessed through www.edbookfest.co.uk , then "What's On" and "...
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The stars, the moon and music from a balloon
The arts and humanities aren't what they used to be, finds Anna Fazackerley, who checks out a host of dream jobs with sometimes romantic applications. If the arts and humanities ever were full of...
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Angry Italians don't mince words over Bologna
A battle is under way in Italy between academics who favour the Bologna-style three-plus-two degree system and those nostalgic for a golden age when a degree took a minimum four years. Articles,...