Poll finds good morale
University staff are overwhelmingly satisfied with their pay, work-life balance and career development, according to a contentious report. The report finds that some 87 per cent of managerial and...
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HR heads slow to seek staff views
University personnel managers are less likely to find out how their staff are feeling than those in the private or public sectors, according to the HR Benchmarker Services, writes Phil Baty. The...
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Outrage grows over rector's arrest, official's suicide
A senior official at the centre of a $25 million corruption row at a Turkish university has committed suicide while in custody. And Yücel Askin, the university's rector, who was sharing a prison cell...
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Lettori in court to claim fines
Thirteen foreign-language lecturers at six Italian universities had their day in the European Court of Justice this week to hear how the Italian Government would respond to fines of E309,750 (£208,...
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Science chief quits after PhD scrutiny
Ireland's new science strategy suffered a severe blow this week when the Government's chief science adviser, Barry McSweeney, stood down after the revelation that his PhD was from an unaccredited US...
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Bologna hinders Italian mobility
Changes to Italy's degree system to comply with the Bologna Process of European higher education harmonisation seems to be the chief cause of a drop in international mobility among Italian university...
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Belarusians snub home institutions for degree courses abroad
Students from Belarus are deserting the state-run university system to pursue their studies elsewhere in Europe. This trend is especially evident at the European Humanities University. It was based...
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Fee rise blamed for fall in interest
Universities across Australia have experienced a dramatic drop in the number of applications from students for places in 2006. Increased tuition fees, which came into effect this year, could be a...
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Work experience is exploitative, cry French
French students on work experience are threatening to strike next week, claiming they are exploited by employers who use them as a substitute for paid workers. Most private companies and public...
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Studentloan cuts put on ice
Looking to cut a budget stretched by the Iraq War and the hurricanes in the South, Republicans in the US Congress propose to reduce subsidies to banks that lend money to students for tuition fees....
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Next week
Arthur C.Clarke Link by link, click by click - the rise and rise of Google and its rivals
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New Crewe member for Hefce?
At the Higher Education Policy Institute's seminar at the House of Commons last week, Ivor Crewe, past president of Universities UK and vice-chancellor of Essex University, gave a robust answer to...
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Community spirits
As Britain braces itself for 24-hour pub opening, it's heartening to see one hostelry putting something back into the community. The Lamb and Flag, run by St John's College, Oxford, opened its doors...
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Not in it for the money
Barry Sheerman, chairman of the House of Commons Education and Skills Committee, has a personal website that must be the envy of his colleagues. Resembling the home page of a small corporation or...
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It's cheers all round
Congratulations to, and first-class pampering for, Bristol University students Sarah, Lauren and Heather, who made it all the way to the south of France in the institution's recent charity jailbreak...