Brussels, Feb 2003 Research in the social sciences and humanities will improve the relationship between scientific progress and its benefit to society, said Jean-François Marchipont, Director of...
Brussels, Feb 2003 To support the consultation process on the Commission's Green Paper on space, a series of seminars, workshops and hearings are being organised throughout Europe in order to foster...
Brussels, February 2003 On 28 February, the Commission will present the latest climate change research on board the "Polarstern" research vessel in Bremerhaven (Germany). The"European Project for Ice...
Bristol rounds on critics in bias furore The University of Bristol denies discrimination against private schools and insists it is casting wide for talent. Furious university chiefs believe that the...
The UK's army of part-time lecturers, who teach up to a third of undergraduate degrees, has lacked support and secure employment for too long, says Richard Blackwell. My experience of part-time...
Name: Ruth Helyer Age: 43 Job: Part-time lecturer in English, cultural studies and lifelong learning at Teesside and Newcastle universities. Salary: £30 an hour - part time and £12,500 for half-time...
Lecturers are increasingly at risk of violent attack, intimidation or harassment from their students, according to research into higher education's "hidden problem" published exclusively by The THES...
An academic is planning a rolling programme of anti-war strikes if Britain follows the US into military action against Iraq, even though his protest could cost him his job. Mark Levene, a reader in...
Colleagues of Basheer Nafi say he "encourages critical thinking about religious issues and academic balance in his students and thus encourages social responsibility". But last week, the US attorney-...
* The University of London has named Robert Lethbridge director of the British Institute in Paris. The professor of French language and literature at Royal Holloway, University of London, will take...
A project to increase women's involvement in the building industry by overcoming its macho image was celebrated at Sheffield Hallam University this week. The project, set up with European backing,...
Bristol University this week hit back at complaints that it was discriminating against private-school students, saying it was "proud" of the controversial access drive that has seen its state-school...
Lord Bingham stole a march on his two principal rivals for the job of Oxford chancellor this week with an early endorsement of the university's record on access. Four names will appear on next month'...
Universities and higher education colleges may be wasting up to £700 million a year on administration, business analysts have estimated. The interim findings of a three-year study indicate that this...
MPs have accused student union leaders of being "selfish and greedy" for refusing to back an interest rate rise on student loans, writes Tony Tysome. Members of the Commons education select committee...