MEPs seek cash fillip for Belarus students
The European Parliament is seeking extra European Union funding for exchange programmes for young Belarusians expelled from their universities and colleges on political grounds. The MEPs drew...
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Sector pleads poverty
New Zealand's university sector is in a parlous state, according to a report that backs claims by vice-chancellors and the country's main higher education staff union, as the sector awaits the...
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Middle name management
Students at Luton University have come up with some enterprising ideas for a new name for their institution following the news that it is merging with De Montfort University's nearby Bedford campus....
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New nags quick to follow old
The non-aligned group of university heads have more in common than one might think. These are the 30 or so vice-chancellors of institutions that are not exclusively research or teaching focused, and...
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And the winner by a nose...
After the Diary's speculation last month about whether more UK vice-chancellors would succumb to the attractions of the Association of Commonwealth Universities' conference in Adelaide than made it...
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Cheap jibe on v-cs' expenses
It is not just the Brits who keep an eye on vice-chancellors' globetrotting tendencies. Senator Amanda Vanstone, Australia's Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, recalled with relish...
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Stop caving in. Do you copy?
Are you just going to settle for rampant plagiarism or are you going to invest a bit of creative thinking to tackle the problem? asks Bob Brecher. Given the current assessment boycott, the news that...
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Limber up for role as flexible friend
Mature students often have responsibilities such as childcare, so the more adaptable you are over deadlines and timetables, the better. Harriet Swain offers advice on how best to meet their needs....
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Eating well and speaking volumes
Name : Moira Bent. Age: 49. Job: Faculty liaison librarian (science, agriculture and engineering), Newcastle University. Salary: Not enough Background : I have worked in university libraries for the...
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Ask the panel
Worried about your employment, maternity, pension rights? Send your questions to The Times Higher advice panel. Having held several research contracts at one university, I have recently been moved on...
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Who got that cash?
Margaret Hosie and her seven-strong team at Glasgow University Veterinary School have been awarded £228,000 from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council over three years to support...
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Bangor bids for big time with new posts
Bangor University has unveiled plans to appoint more than 50 academics, including 23 professors, in its biggest expansion for decades. More than £10 million is to be invested in the posts over the...
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Living wage victory for London cleaners
Queen Mary, University of London, has become the first university in the capital to pay its cleaners a "living wage". From this week, contract cleaners at Queen Mary will be thousands of pounds...
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Polish MEP and inventor Adam Gierek asks Commission about EPO case law
Brussels, 13 Apr 2006 Professor Adam Gierek MEP has asked the Commission whether it still thinks that the case law of the European Patent Office (EPO) should be apply to the Community Patent. He...
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Mixed reception for new proposals to improve EU's GMO decision-making process
Brussels, 13 Apr 2006 The European Commission has announced that it is to propose steps to improve the scientific basis and transparency of decisions on genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The...