Bari's forest of family trees
One office after another along a corridor at the University of Bari has the same name on its door. The southern Italian university's economics faculty has nine academics with the surname Massari;...
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Degree reform vowed in Spain
The Spanish Government has laid the framework for a new degree structure and has earmarked €6.6 million (£4.5 million) this year for Bologna pilot projects and strategic planning. A royal decree...
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Russians evade mid-study draft
A Russian court has upheld an action by students fighting army conscription halfway through their university studies. The 13 students from Tula State University were called up by the draft board on...
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Final days of desperate man cast a dark shadow
Alastair Hay draws lessons for handling state and media from his friend's death amid the 'sexed-up' Iraq dossier debacle It is rare to see Tony Blair at a loss in public. But he really did appear...
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Nancy Rothwell
The first rule of standing in for the v-c is to expect the unexpected, and if you must sell off the university, get a good price Television seems to be increasingly occupied by reality programmes,...
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Monumental message?
Vice-chancellors usually gain immortality when university buildings are named in their honour after they retire or pass away. Not so at Westminster University, which this week unveiled the Copland...
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Give us cash, and tache gets it
Another momentous development on the vice-chancellor front. University College London provost, Malcolm Grant, has promised to shave off his distinctive silver moustache for Comic Relief. UCL student...
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Shadows shift in the murk
Dark murmurings surround the recent mini-reshuffle by Tory leader Michael Howard, in which Chris Grayling was moved from the post of Shadow Higher Education Minister to the health team. Why move a...
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Allow her to introduce herself
A person's musical taste can reveal a lot, so imagine how eagerly the Diary waited to hear the tracks chosen by Alison Richard, Cambridge University's vice-chancellor, on Desert Island Discs this...
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Gary Wood: review
"The enforcers of chastity are amassing once again," rasps pioneering sex researcher Alfred Kinsey in one of this remarkable biopic's final scenes. Prophetic words as the timely release of a film...
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Why I ... believe we must stop using the b-word in the academy
"University management uses bullying tactics!" We've seen the headline many times. And there is no doubt that university managers can be vindictive, aggressive, insensitive and plain daft. But the...
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Infusion of new blood
International students are worth far more than just their tuition fees, argues Tom Wainwright Even the brightest foreign students in the UK must be confused by our higher education admissions policy...
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Seeking inspiration in science
There's nothing sinister about scientists and theologians working together, says Paul Davies Two centuries ago, the origin and fate of the universe, the emergence of life and the nature of...
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Can't read? Say Hello to something glossy
If words aren't sinking in, reach for less challenging matter, says Susan Bassnett Writer's block is a pretty well-documented phenomenon, and most of us have suffered from it at some point. It can...
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'What would make you come to our university?'
Southampton is determined to recruit a more diverse staff. Mandy Garner reports Universities have recently been criticised in The Times Higher (Features, March 4) for failing to do enough to...