British academics have traditionally prided themselves on the academic rigour of their research and their ability to produce useful outcomes in terms of completed projects and publications. Their...
Stephen Winter , head of the 3a-rated computer science department at Westminster University, was hoping to see money made available for improving departments. He said: "Our department has steadily...
The University of Central England has begun court proceedings to recover almost £10,000 it claims was wrongly paid to former lecturer Elizabeth Hall, after a THES investigation found that she had...
Further education colleges could lose up to 150,000 hours a week of their staff's time after lecturers introduced a work to rule. The action, taken in protest against a 2.3 per cent pay offer,...
Cancer research and prevention programmes could be jeopardised by pressure from the insurance industry for people to declare the results of genetic testing, medical experts have warned. Researchers...
The merger of London Guildhall University and the University of North London will go ahead in a fortnight despite votes of no confidence in its two leaders and the absence of a financial director....
Scottish Knowledge has signed a $1 million (£650,000) deal with the Iranian National Oil Company to modernise a petroleum institute, writes Alison Goddard. Under the deal, Scottish universities will...
Afrikaners have protested to the South African government over its decision to "force" English teaching at Afrikaans universities. A leading pressure group has said ministers are making the same...
Top universities in the US have been caught up on the grade inflation bandwagon, and they fear that they cannot get off. After the disclosure that Harvard University had been awarding honours to more...
Ecologists have rebranded parts of southern Cornwall as more continental than English in a pilot study of European land use, vegetation and climate. Researchers made the links while comparing British...
Rises in lecturers' starting salaries of up to 13 per cent as part of a general 3.5 per cent pay offer are likely to buy off academics threatening a winter of industrial action. University employers...
A leading Israeli dissident scholar may join an international boycott of his country's academic community in protest against last week's closure of the East Jerusalem offices of the president of Al-...
Spending review sees chancellor move to make life 'absolutely' fabulous for scientists but higher education loses out to schools British science is celebrating its most successful comprehensive...
As chancellor Gordon Brown sat down after delivering his speech in Parliament, the Wellcome Trust announced details of its own £280 million spending review, writes Caroline Davis. The world's largest...
An extra £12.8 billion will go into education over the next three years, a rise of 6 per cent in real terms. This takes the total budget from £45 billion in 2002-03 to £57.8 billion in 2005-06. But...