'Sofa' not so good, v-c says
The Government was accused of running higher education policy "from Tony Blair's sofa" in a strongly worded critique this week. Sir David Watson, vice-chancellor of Brighton University, said higher...
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Taken to task on taxonomy
Twelve learned societies have accused the Government of failing to halt the disappearance of taxonomy research in the UK even though the House of Lords called for urgent action more than two years...
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Lie back and think of Kinsey
What is the legacy of the pioneer of sex research? asks Anthea Lipsett UK sex researchers lay bare their work and its problems as they reassess the legacy of Alfred Kinsey, the pioneering researcher...
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Prose poser
As Scots celebrate the birth of poet Robert Burns on January 25, the star turn at many Burns Nights will be a rendition of the poem Tam O'Shanter , writes Olga Wojtas. But Scottish literature expert...
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Finger points to Bath copycats
A student was rewarded with a distinction for plagiarised work, quality chiefs have revealed in a damning inspection report of City of Bath College, writes Phil Baty. The revelation of the lax...
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Birmingham's fee bonus
Birmingham University is set to award eligible students up to £9,300 each in a new scholarship scheme to combat tuition-fee fears. The university will invest £14.8 million of its tuition fee income...
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Watchdog reissues warning for Wales
Education watchdogs have severely criticised the way the University of Wales safeguards its degree standards - reiterating concerns raised by an audit report more than a decade ago. The Quality...
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First-years break 1m mark
The number of students on the first year of a university course in the UK broke the 1 million mark for the first time last year, according to the Higher Education Statistics Agency. The number of...
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Is the core collapsing?
Times Higher reporters look at pressures on courses in basic subjects worldwide A flurry of threatened undergraduate course closures in the UK rang alarm bells in the Department for Education and...
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The states keep Europe steady
Times Higher reporters look at pressures on courses in basic subjects worldwide Closures of core undergraduate programmes are rare in continental Europe. Close links between universities and the...
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Minister has his say Down Under
Times Higher reporters look at pressures on courses in basic subjects worldwide Six years ago, Australia's largest university, Monash, faced a A$40 million (£16 million) shortfall as a result of...
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Liberty gives US 'hollow' feeling
Times Higher reporters look at pressures on courses in basic subjects worldwide The core curriculum of US universities has been called a "hollow" one and has become an ideological lightning rod on...
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Afghans still stumble over language barrier
Kabul University remains underfunded three years after the fall of the Taleban, with academic standards below international norms and students attending lectures in subzero temperatures because of...
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Retrieved looted books put in bomb-proof vault
Stockholm University Library has locked away five rare books in a bomb-proof vault after they were recovered from a thief who died when his apartment blew up. The five scientific texts from the 16th...
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EU commissioner's £9.5bn aim
Jan Figel, the new European education commissioner, faces his first test after failing to secure agreement on a near-300 per cent rise in the European Union education budget at a summit. He said: "We...