Laptop scam warning
Police have issued a warning after students at De Montfort University were targeted in a laptop scam. They were shown and offered the chance to buy a laptop for £600. The con artists then hand over...
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Young stars plan ahead
Nearly all of 417 students aged from 11 to 16 at the National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth, based at Warwick University, are already committed to gaining a place at university, a survey has...
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Bioscience alliance
An umbrella organisation for UK bioscientists was launched this week. The Biosciences Federation, formed from the Institute of Biology and UK Life Sciences Committee, has 20 member societies. It aims...
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E-Tutor of the Year
The 2003 E-Tutor of the Year competition was launched last week with the news that Beverley Milton-Edwards, the 2002 winner, has launched a television career. She presented A History of Iraq on BBC2...
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Correction
The article in The THES (September 12) "Media study chiefs pan 'barmy' research focus" was based on incorrect information. It stated that 23 media studies departments that received 3a, 3b or 4...
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HEFCW chief blamed for financial failures
Decisions by the chief executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales, Steve Martin, and Welsh Assembly education minister Jane Davidson were called into question this week after a...
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Wellbeing moves up the student retention agenda
More funding must go into student services if institutions are to retain the students they attract to meet government targets, according to vice-chancellor of Greenwich University Rick Trainor....
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UK loses out to US biotech spin-offs
Venture capitalists would rather back US biotechnology spin-off companies than those from the UK because university technology-transfer offices in the UK fail to market them well enough. This is the...
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Whistleblowers: Queen Mary accused of ignoring misconduct
London University's Queen Mary College failed to act over an allegation of scientific misconduct made by a member of its staff about a colleague, according to documents leaked to The THES this week....
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Key subjects face cash crisis under Hefce plans
Subjects that are vital to the economy could be seriously damaged by changes in the way the funding council pays for teaching in universities, subject leaders and employers warned this week. Leaders...
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Brunel is first with wireless network
Brunel is claiming to be the first UK university to converge all its telephone and computer connections into a single network that will use the internet to communicate. The system - worth about £1...
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Trojan horse is good bet for all
Strategies to improve flexibility for disabled students could benefit everyone, says Mick Healey. Four years ago I knew nothing about teaching disabled students or the difficulties they faced,...
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Teaching: on the front line
What is your experience of teaching? Pat Leon asks teachers how they manage. Name: Clare Mar-Molinero. Age: 54 Job: Reader in Spanish and, until August, head of School of Modern Languages,...
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Culture and politics in a global cooking pot
Agri-Culture - Safe Food
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Subtle origins of Indo-China
Angkor and the Khmer Civilization