Proteomics chemists scoop Nobel prize
Three chemists whose work helped establish the field of proteomics have won the Nobel for chemistry. The prize was shared by John Fenn (Virginia Commonwealth University, US), Koichi Tanaka (Shimadzu...
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Universities add 10,000 in recruitment drive
Universities have taken an extra 10,000 undergraduates this year compared with 2001. But "final" statistics from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service are provisional because of the A-...
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Mobile games on train to be made faster
The University of Abertay Dundee is answering the call to make mobile phone games faster because of fears that Europe is falling behind the US and Japan. Abertay is part of a consortium of computer...
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'Threats' sour King's site sale
King's College London has sold its "block nine" site opposite the Houses of Parliament to St Thomas's Hospital for £10 million - despite a campaign that it viewed as blackmail, writes Alison Goddard...
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State pupil targets spark row
Universities hit back this week at critics of their plans to take more state school pupils at the expense of those from independent schools. Under instructions from the funding council, universities...
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Welsh put merger option on the table
The University of Wales Bangor and North East Wales Institute of Higher Education may merge to create a University of North Wales. Merger would be the more radical of two options to be explored in...
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Strategy on risk bodes ill, Hefce told
Universities are to be warned against adopting commercial-style risk-management procedures in a forthcoming report for the Higher Education Funding Council for England. Colin Raban, head of quality...
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NI gains no peace dividend
Claims that the peace process had reversed Northern Ireland's brain drain have been thrown into doubt by census figures. Recent university plans have been based on the assumption that people were...
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Lecturer linked to unrecognised degree-seller
A senior lecturer at Doncaster College is part of a business selling largely unrecognised degrees and making false claims to accreditation, The THES has learnt. Philip Dunn, an accounting lecturer at...
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Question marks over grant
Thousands of students in Wales were left in confusion this week over whether they would lose benefits if they claimed the new Welsh Assembly learning grant. The grant, introduced this year, entitles...
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UK study highlights threat to elephants
One of Burma's leading veterinary scientists has quit her homeland to reveal the plight of the country's beleaguered elephant workforce to the world. Khyne Mar moved to the UK to analyse half a...
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Analysis: 'Give green light to fees to stop rot,' report says
Academic salaries must rise and fees will have to go up to keep universities competitive, two major studies conclude this week. The THES reports The government must allow universities to charge...
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Analysis: Hefce sounds alarm on pay
Academic salaries must rise and fees will have to go up to keep universities competitive, two major studies conclude this week. The THES reports Academic pay will have to rise if universities are to...
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Analysis: Tinkering with funding policy deters savers
Academic salaries must rise and fees will have to go up to keep universities competitive, two major studies conclude this week. The THES reports Research comparing patterns of saving around the world...
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Experience paves way to mental wellbeing
Diana Rose has a "double identity". She is part of a growing band of mental-health patients, or service users, who are bringing their personal experience to bear on research. Her involvement, and...