The past in their hands
Museums must nurture the young minds captivated by medieval artefacts, says Neil MacGregor How and when did a massive medieval bronze ewer apparently promoting the political cause of Richard II come...
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A lay-by on the road to market
University-business ventures are in desperate need of an R&D rethink, says Simon Davey UK university-business collaboration has been unsuccessful for too long. The UK has an exceptionally...
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Academics get chilli reception at canteen
Trouble is brewing at the University of East Anglia amid claims that academics and students have been barred from their favourite canteen this summer to make way for conference delegates. One...
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Curry foreign favour, UK told
Academics must adapt their courses and teaching methods to better suit international students or lose out in the lucrative global market for overseas students, UK universities have been warned. Rival...
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'If anyone ever deserved an ASBO, it was the young emperor nero'
Ray Laurence, academic consultant to a Sky One drama on ancient Rome, brings the past to yobbish life Ray Laurence will bring the drama of history bang up to date thanks to his work on a television...
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On the move
* Bob Scott, chairman of Greenwich Peninsula Partnership, South London Business and Greenwich Theatre, will become chairman of Trinity Laban on August 1. Gavin Henderson, principal of Trinity College...
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'I was no bully' says McKenna
Gerry McKenna, Ulster University's former vice-chancellor, has revealed that accusations against him of bullying and impairment through alcohol could have been misunderstandings of his heart and...
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Brunel enters fray as AUT rings bell for round 3
A new battle of the ads is being played out in the pages of this week's Times Higher as the Association of University Teachers locks horns with Brunel University over redundancies. The AUT has taken...
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MPs' fury as whips remove Gibson
The House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee appeared on the brink of an extraordinary rebellion this week as furious MPs condemned the Government for removing its chairman, Ian...
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Next week
THE FORGOTTEN MAN OF EINSTEIN YEAR Arthur Eddington, the Cambridge astrophysicist who verified the general theory of relativity PLUS Roger Penrose reviews Arthur Miller's Empire of the Stars:...
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Stem-cell rival lures star from Edinburgh
Edinburgh University has lost one of the biggest names in stem-cell research to rival Cambridge University - but has vowed to spend whatever it takes to stay at the top of the field. Austin Smith,...
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Focus on strengths or die, top registrar warns
Universities that fail to focus on their strengths will come under increasing financial pressure to merge, forge "strategic alliances" or even close, a Russell Group registrar has warned. Jonathan...
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It's top-up TV time
A £4.5 million advertising campaign to explain the 2006 tuition fee and bursary changes to teenagers and their parents was due to be launched by the Government on Friday. The campaign, backed by...
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Bolton's young blood
George Holmes, principal of Doncaster College, has been appointed vice-chancellor and chief executive of Bolton University. At 44, Dr Holmes will become the youngest university head in the UK. He is...
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Masters of mystery
Exeter University is to establish a chair in Western esotericism, after receiving a gift of £5,000 from the Blavatsky Trust. Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke will direct the Centre for the Study of...