Oxford college in survival fight
Oxford's newest college has become mired in financial controversy with a question mark hanging over the size of its endowment and even its name. Serious questions have been raised about the college's...
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In the news: Steven Schwartz
Steven Schwartz's media profile has rocketed since he became head of the government task force on fair university admissions, which produced its initial discussion document this week, writes Alison...
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Appointments
The government has appointed the following to the six research councils. • Biotechnology and Biological Research Council: David Brightman , chair, Arable Research Institute Association, and of the...
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Bologna threat to masters plan
Enhanced four-year degrees designed to take undergraduates to the "cutting edge" of disciplines such as engineering, chemistry and physics may be left out in the cold by the Bologna process despite...
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Cooper quits Umist over merger
Cary Cooper, media pundit and one of the most high-profile academics at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, is leaving after 29 years, citing the institute's merger with...
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Pay snub puts strike on cards
The prospect of a winter of discontent in universities loomed large this week as lecturers' union Natfhe joined the Association of University Teachers in rejecting the national pay offer as "...
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Top-ups are real enemy, say Scots
English top-up fees are potentially "much, much more problematic" for Scottish universities' competitiveness than more concentrated research funds, the chairman of the Scottish higher education...
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Next week
THES PROFESSIONAL How do you collaborate on research topics, deal with a bullying boss, salvage a career or survive a media onslaught? We'll address practical professional problems such as these in...
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RS backs cloning ban
The Royal Society has backed calls for a worldwide ban on human reproductive cloning. More than 60 science academies around the world have endorsed a statement urging the United Nations to agree on a...
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Cardiff to lecture online
Students at Cardiff University may soon be able to access lectures and seminars without leaving halls of residence, thanks to a £4.5 million computer network.
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'Ban extremists' call
A study by a University of Leicester professor is calling on the government to ban religious extremists from entering the country. Richard Bonney, professor of history at Leicester and an expert on...
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Warwick ups security
Emergency phones have been installed at the University of Warwick after a foreign student was raped on campus. The phones were imported from the US to increase student safety after the attack in June...
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No support for Welsh
The failure of the Welsh government to give financial backing to the growth of Welsh-medium education in the university and further education sectors came under attack at the annual conference of...
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Easy access to experts
Scotland's scientists have set up a scheme to give the Scottish Parliament rapid and independent expert information. More than 50 "topic coordinators", all fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh,...
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Scots unions to merge
Members of the Scottish Higher and Further Education Association have voted overwhelmingly to merge with Scotland's largest teaching union, the Educational Institute of Scotland. The new union will...