From add-on to necessity
Virtual learning environments are proving invaluable in sudden emergencies, but they're also becoming essential kit for everyday teaching in higher education. David Jobbins looks at the burgeoning...
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Do student gigs? I'd rather grate my hands
Comedians working the university circuit are becoming almost as selective in their choice of campuses as the students who make up their audiences, a Times Higher survey discovers. Comics have shared...
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UK's Chinese bubble bursts
Chinese government officials warned UK universities this week that the dramatic decline in their most lucrative overseas student market will be permanent unless they take urgent action. UK...
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'With Avian flu, you need to recognise symptoms early and map out patterns'
A UK epidemiologist aims to forge new links with China and Vietnam to fight emerging infectious diseases Anne Johnson will travel to China and Vietnam this week as part of a Medical Research Council...
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On the move...
* Westminster University has appointed Trevor Morris visiting professor of public relations. He is former chief executive officer of Chime Communications Public Relations. * Gavin Reid , an economics...
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Arms links at 67 UK institutions
'Name and shame' exercise details 33 million shares in weapons makers. Phil Baty reports Universities will face unprecedented pressure to scrap multimillion-pound investments in the arms trade after...
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Salford keeps sacked fellow on the paper trail
Trade union leaders have long claimed that the process of hiring and firing academics can be haphazard, but even they were astounded when Salford University apparently forgot it had sacked a star...
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Blackboard chalks up victory over its rival
Two of the leading players in the global educational technology market are to merge. Washington DC-based Blackboard is to acquire its direct competitor, WebCT, in a $180 million (£102 million) deal...
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Failure is not an option, Newby reveals
The closure of a major UK university would "erode the public's confidence" in higher education, Sir Howard Newby said this week in a clear sign that the Government would not allow troubled...
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Retirement rethink
Current lecturers will retain their right to retire at 60 after the Government abandoned plans to extend the statutory public-sector retirement age to 65. In a compromise deal, designed to head off...
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Cancer Research coup
Cancer Research UK and Cambridge University have recruited world-renowned scientists Bruce Ponder and Fiona Watt to lead their £45 million state-of-the-art research institute. Professor Ponder, known...
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Bristol to help Africa
Staff and students from Bristol University will take part in a project to improve the quality of teaching in one of the world's most deprived areas. The Graduate School of Education led a successful...
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LSE study memorial
Political science students at the London School of Economics will benefit from a £1,500 prize being set up in memory of Iain Crawford, one of the architects of the Government's top-up fees policy,...
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The web goes wider
A new website has joined the quest to help widen university participation. The site, www.freshties.com, provides links to student mentors for those from non-traditional backgrounds who are interested...
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Correction
The article "OU acts on quality concerns" (October 14) incorrectly named the Central School of Speech and Drama as an institution whose degrees are validated by the OU. The Central School was granted...