RsE fellows
* The following have been elected honorary fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Bernard Bailyn , Harvard University; Peter Doherty , Melbourne University; Lord Kerr , Imperial College London;...
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Strike day sees stiff resolve and storm warnings
Academic unions flex their muscles in a one-day walkout, reports Alan Thomson Academics across the UK braved the rain and took to the picket lines this week for a one-day strike, signalling the start...
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Politicians show support
Politicians from all parties came out in support of the need for pay rises this week, but some warned the strikes could backfire. Gordon Marsden, Labour MP for Blackpool South, tabled a motion in...
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Employers set to put offer on the table
University employers are set to place a "serious" pay offer on the negotiating table later this month in a bid to end industrial action by academics, writes Alan Thomson. But the Universities and...
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Oxford lab not sole target
National anti-terrorism police are advising researchers outside Oxford on how to handle attacks by animal-rights extremists, even alerting schools to protect their children from abduction, The Times...
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Next week
Plagiarism survey More than 1,000 students reveal what they think constitutes cheating in the UK's most extensive plagiarism survey
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Essay mill too close for comfort
A leading academic populariser has lambasted online bookshop Amazon for advertising "essay mill" websites for students alongside books by academics. Ian Stewart, professor of mathematics at Warwick...
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Immigration points plan will 'hamper' global vision
The Government's new points system for immigration could seriously hamper attempts to recruit academics from abroad, university heads have warned. The Home Office this week announced its new scheme...
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'I won't be silenced,' says race tutor
Leeds University is investigating the comments of one of its lecturers after he told a student newspaper that black people were, on average, less intelligent than white people. Frank Ellis, a...
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Muslims seek timetable rejig
Universities will be urged to consider not scheduling exams and lectures for two hours on Friday afternoons to allow Muslim students to pray, if a student vote is passed this month. Up to 1,200...
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Health warning
UK universities could slip down the global pecking order if health takes over from education as the Government's top priority, according to a report by MPs. The Education and Skills Committee's...
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Learning through IT
A £6 million research project to use technology to improve learning was announced on Wednesday. The Teaching and Learning Research Programme, run by the Economic and Social Research Council, will...
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Care leavers' guides
Two guides will be launched on Tuesday to help more young people in care enter university. The guides, published by the Who Cares? Trust, are aimed at young people, carers and professionals and cover...
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Meeting their match
Nicol Stephen, Scotland's Deputy First Minister, this week launched an Pounds 870,000 scheme to boost knowledge transfer. Interface, backed by the Scottish funding council, will provide a free...
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Boost for Aberdeen
Aberdeen's Robert Gordon University is investing £115 million over the next decade in creating four "academic precincts" for art, business, health and technology with some of the best facilities in...