Caroline Davis reports on how we measure up to the challenge of innovation Leeds University has hived off its technology-transfer activities to the private sector. Leeds is believed to be the first...
A vast doughnut of stars has been found surrounding the Milky Way galaxy. The ring had previously gone unnoticed because of its low density and the clutter of intervening stars and dust, writes Steve...
The magnetic field generated by the tides has been observed for the first time. The feat could help map changes in ocean flow and cast light on climate change, writes Alison Goddard. The magnetic...
More than 60,000 students are invisible participants in higher education because their studies in further education colleges are not recognised by funding bodies or the outside world, a report...
The image of Birkbeck College, London, will be overhauled to present it as a centre of research excellence under plans being developed by its master, David Latchman, who took up the post last week....
Universities should cram more students into less space to cut costs, according to the Higher Education Funding Council for England. Its annual review of estates management concludes: "A question for...
A hit squad will tackle the financial crisis at Northern Ireland's North East Institute after the college failed to produce a recovery plan demanded last year, writes Phil Baty. The Department for...
The University of Sunderland is to take over the running of lifelong learning programmes offered by Newcastle University, writes Alison Utley. The collaboration will secure part-time courses under...
New figures for further education college principals' salaries have fuelled anger among lecturers' unions. The results of the Association of Colleges' annual senior post-holder survey show that the...
Fathom, the online provider of lectures, seminars and performances, founded three years ago by New York's Columbia University and others including the London School of Economics, has folded. Some...
More than 600 staff at the Scottish Agricultural College were expected to strike yesterday in a dispute over pay. The college management said it was "disappointed" that Prospect had advised its...
The number of staff in higher education libraries has continued to rise in contrast to public libraries, according to new figures from the Library and Information Statistics Unit based at...
Technology commercialisation company BTG will invest in Senexis, a biotechnology company that will develop treatments for ageing-related diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's....
The first TUC-sponsored chair has been taken up at Cardiff University. David Walters has become the TUC chair of the working environment, thanks to a three-year renewable partnership agreement...
Demolition of Edinburgh University's School of Informatics, devastated in a fire before Christmas, has begun. The department, where about 200 people were based, has moved to another building.