Sykes gives support to nuclear option
Sir Richard Sykes, rector of Imperial College London, leapt to the defence of nuclear power this week as academics debated whether public emotion is constraining science, writes Anna Fazackerley. At...
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London Met staff were unfairly dismissed
An employment tribunal has ruled in favour of a group of staff at London Metropolitan University who claimed that they were unfairly dismissed when the university tried to put them on new, inferior...
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Big fall in medical teachers
Universities may be forced to squeeze the number of medical school places they can offer unless they can train more academic clinicians, a conference heard this week. Medical academics attending the...
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Managers to get into peak condition
There may be more rain than snow and no slopes or chairlifts in sight but Manchester University aims to be a training mecca for ski-resort bosses. A new World Academy of Sport Executive Centre,...
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Australian Government accused of arrogance over 'hellish' reforms
New industrial laws pushed through the Australian Parliament last week will make life "hellish" for university administrators, according to academic legal experts. Andrew Stewart, professor of law at...
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US campuses add to CO2 crisis
Greenhouse-gas emissions at US universities are soaring - largely because of a long-term shift to energy-intensive science and technology, greater deployment of personal computers and demand for air...
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1pm playtime, 2pm advanced biology
Professors at Japan's Kyoto University are giving lectures to primary school children in subjects ranging from biology to computer technology. Rival universities have dismissed the initiative as a...
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Paris demands cash to avert risk
Presidents of Paris' inner-city universities say they lack the resources they urgently need to renovate faculty buildings to comply with legal safety standards. In spite of emergency finance for...
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UK links' quality checked
Private Sri Lankan higher education institutes linked to UK universities are being screened for quality after concerns about substandard courses. There are 30 British higher education institutions...
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China tackles number puzzle
By 2008, 124 million Chinese will be old enough to enter higher education, placing unprecedented strain on universities, according to figures from the Ministry of Education. "In the next 15 years,...
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Africa fund lifts off
African higher education leaders this week welcomed the UK's first grant towards the revival of African universities. But they view the £200,000 awarded to the Association of Commonwealth...
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All fired up to meet the challenges of tomorrow
A visit to Africa has left Bill Rammell feeling inspired at the continent's commitment to spreading knowledge For almost a decade our Government has focused relentlessly on education. When you get...
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Gary Day
Learning is much like a journey to work: filled with bad weather, tangled tights, blocked bins and delays. Well... almost I do my bit for the planet by cycling to the station. But does the planet...
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Jonathan Bate: Skilful remixes of a bard for all seasons
Shakespeare Re-told BBC One In the 1970s, the BBC filmed the complete plays of Shakespeare. The project fulfilled the corporation's public service remit and was also a nice little earner. Even today...
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Tories await Cameron fallout
David Cameron's election as Conservative Party leader put many middle-ranking Tory MPs - not least Stephen O'Brien, the Shadow Higher Education Minister - into a few days of limbo while awaiting the...