Face reflects inner flaws
It seems you can judge a book by its cover. Psychologists have found that antisocial and irresponsible individuals are identifiable just from their photographs. Their findings suggest that the face...
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Call to up cash for careers
Higher education institutions should use more of their wider access funding to boost careers services, according to a report unveiled at last week's conference of the Association of Graduate Careers...
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Media study chiefs pan 'barmy' research focus
Concentrating research funding would be a "disaster" for the emerging field of media studies, subject leaders told The THES this week. The Media, Communications and Cultural Studies Association...
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Courses get down to brass tacks
Esther Ingram looks at what's new and of note on the timetable this autumn. Cornetist Thomas Glendenning has brass band music in his blood. For him, like his father, grandfather and great-grandfather...
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FE chiefs air alarm over new degrees
Further education college leaders say there is growing evidence that universities are preparing to "hijack" the foundation-degree agenda to secure the only cash available for expansion. They say...
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Motivational songs invite staff derision
Forget performance-related pay and flexitime, large corporations are increasingly turning to pop and rock music to motivate their employees, writes Tony Tysome. Martin Corbett, a researcher at...
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Fellows job plan under attack
A new scheme to create 1,000 permanent research positions for young academics could fall foul of the current state of flux in higher education, said one of the government's most outspoken MPs. The £...
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Cambridge in QAA firing line
Cambridge University will be criticised for exercising insufficient "vigilance" over degrees awarded in its name when its first quality assurance audit for 11 years is published next month. According...
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US inspires college rejig
One of the biggest reorganisations of further education in England may lead to the creation of Britain's first US-style community college system. Among the options being considered by Nottinghamshire...
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Medical training board selection sparks fears of bias
The appointments procedure for the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board has reignited fears that the board will not be sufficiently independent of government. Peter Hutton, chair of the...
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Whistleblowers: Minister backs BA in 'favouritism' dispute
The government was accused of allowing the British Academy to be "both judge and jury" over its accountability for millions of pounds of public money this week, as ministers decided to take no action...
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Donny set for take-off
Learning passports and a new airport will help Doncaster launch its plans for a university, says Claire Sanders. Anyone who doubts the value of a university to its local area should visit Doncaster....
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Off campus, off the scene
Â鶹-based students suffer socially but not academically, writes Alison Utley. Stay-at-home students make fewer friends than those who go away to study and miss out on important elements of...
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Islands act over technology gap
Trinidad and Tobago, the second largest component of the University of the West Indies, has decided to launch its own university because its government thinks the islands do not receive enough higher...
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State ideology on Belarus syllabus
Belarusian students returning to university this year are facing compulsory courses on the "fundamentals of state ideology". Although the government has said that "Soviet-style brainwashing" is not...