Conference roundup
A small minority of vociferous opponents has failed to stop the tide of support for a merger between the Association of University Teachers and the lecturers' union Natfhe. The AUT council in...
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Glasgow hears its gloss is gone
Glasgow University's reputation has been damaged locally, nationally and internationally, consultants have reported, writes Anna Fazackerley. The university employed a consultancy firm last year to...
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Institutions pay to get PR polish
Some universities are spending tens of thousands of pounds on hiring consultants to advise them on public relations, marketing and branding, a Times Higher investigation has revealed. Documents...
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Scots free not to toe the line
The individual rights of staff in all Scottish universities to challenge received wisdom and express often unpopular views is now protected by law after a vote by Members of the Scottish Parliament....
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Exactly what do 8 out of 10 cats prefer?
Do cats prefer Atomic Kitten to Snoop Dogg? Is Animal Hospital their equivalent of Holby City ? Sarah Ellis, a feline expert at Queen's University Belfast, is investigating whether watching...
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Which academic has inspired you?
Most of The Times Higher awards will mark institutional successes, but one will celebrate an individual's contribution to the sector, writes John O'Leary. The criteria have been drawn as widely as...
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Hitting the higher note
In what promises to be one of the highlights of The Times Higher 's awards ceremony in November, the paper will announce this year's institution with the X-factor, writes Alan Thomson. With more than...
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Bidding battle for top-flight students
Canadian universities are offering top-calibre applicants unprecedented perks as part of their recruitment efforts. Administrators from York University in Toronto, including the president and two...
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State turns away 40,000 Kenyans
Nearly 40,000 qualified students will miss entry to public institutions in Kenya, according to the universities' joint admissions board, forcing them to seek higher education in local private and...
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Food is the new sex
Americans who experimented with drugs and sex in the Seventies have sobered up enough to teach their own university-bound children to avoid taking similar risks with their health, according to a new...
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Ireland to review official course list
The Irish Education Ministry has removed a small private business school from a register of approved courses for overseas students, posted last week on its website, after a number of blunders were...
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Elite funding sparks row
A row has erupted over the future of university funding in Germany after negotiations between the states and the Government failed to make any progress on the €1.9 billion (£1.3 billion) "excellence...
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French protest over Bologna
Students are protesting against French higher education reforms required by the Bologna process. The University of Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis, set up after 1968 to accept applicants without...
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Schools focus on English
The Malaysian government has signed a multimillion-dollar six-year contract with a consortium of five foreign universities to prepare prospective schoolteachers of English, writes Geoff Maslen in...
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Even refs dabble in a little foul play
Our RAE-driven culture is turning peer review into an unfair game, says Tim Birkhead Peer review is the cornerstone of scientific enterprise. The entire system of academic publishing relies on...