Soaraway Sun sent away
Students at St John's College, Oxford, last week voted not to buy The Sun - and The Sun is livid about it. Dissenting students contacted the paper to complain about the decision not to buy it for the...
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Imperial's online decline
Imperial College London's web service for the personal use of its staff, students and alumni has gone belly up. Those who signed up for the all-singing, all-dancing groundbreaking web portal IC4Life...
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Quelling rumbles of rebellion
The prime minister of Kosovo, Bajram Rexhepi, has promised to appoint an inspection group to monitor standards in the kitchens of the University of Pristina after an outbreak of food poisoning. Some...
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UUK and Scop fire at 'simplistic and dictatorial' government
Higher education will be damaged by government plans to differentiate between research universities, teaching institutions and those who focus on other activities, say Universities UK and the...
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Virtual venue showcases early work by old masters
The hidden collections of Britain's art schools will be showcased next week with the launch of a permanent online exhibition. Fineart.ac.uk will display 200 works by former students, many of whom...
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Next week
Debt for art's sake Graduates splash out on degree shows From Arsenal to academe Former world-class footballer discusses the transition from the pitch to the classroom Beagle, barnacles and worms...
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Dundee's dope test
Mike Rennie of Dundee University's School of Life Sciences has won $175,000 (£107,000) from the World Anti-Doping Agency to develop a test to detect athletes who cheat by abusing testosterone....
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BioCity appoints chief
BioCity Nottingham, the UK's largest bioscience and healthcare innovation centre, appointed its first chief executive on Monday. Glenn Crocker, 39, joined from Ernst & Young, where he helped...
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Sunderland goes local
Undaunted by Newcastle/ Gateshead losing its Capital of Culture bid, Sunderland University is doing its bit to highlight the region by launching Britain's first degree in Northeast studies. Simon...
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Science message lost
Intense media coverage often does little to increase public understanding of contemporary science issues, according to a report published by the Economic and Social Research Council. The report...
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Scots principal accused of bullying
A former social anthropology lecturer at St Andrews University has accused its principal, Brian Lang, of bullying and intimidation. Declan Quigley, who is claiming constructive dismissal at an...
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AUT staff lose faith in Hull v-c after cuts
Members of the Association of University Teachers at the University of Hull have passed a unanimous vote of no confidence in vice-chancellor David Drewry, claiming that planned job losses would leave...
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Nerc bid for cash for crossover projects
The Natural Environment Research Council is to focus on four new programmes, some of which have a crossover with the Medical Research Council and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research...
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9,000 places 'lost in post'
Thousands of students have been mistakenly told that they have no university place this autumn - just as they were preparing to sit their A levels. The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service...
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QAA could make or break new universities
Colleges given university status under controversial government plans announced this week could be stripped of their titles after six-yearly quality audits. The government intends to revise the...