Natfhe claims pay deal victory at Derby
Union leaders have called off an academic boycott and threatened industrial action at Derby University after managers agreed to increase pay to nationally agreed rates, writes Tony Tysome. The...
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'Posh' people urged to get hands dirty
Universities need to change their attitude towards vocational training if Britain is to overcome skills shortages, college leaders warned this week, Jennifer Currie writes. Speaking at the new...
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Belfast case of Crown v Q
Plans by Queen's University, Belfast, to drop Queen Victoria's crown from its 90-year-old logo have drawn unionist fire. The new logo, a large letter Q, will help distinguish Queen's in a competitive...
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Sources for research funding
Each week this section lists funds available for academic researchers. Items for inclusion should be submitted to: research@thes.co.uk Compiled by Sarah Knowles. A more comprehensive version of this...
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Study of mind/body link in all traumas
Coffee-room chats between two Aberdeen University professors have led to pioneering research that suggests a crucial link between the mind and body in recovery from injury. David Alexander, professor...
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Past shows how to treat mental illness
Research by a Scottish historian could help psychologists and psychiatrists to gain a better understanding of mental illness. Rab Houston, professor of early modern history at St Andrews University,...
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When should animals suffer?
Declan Mulkeen and Simon Carter report on a survey of public opinions on animal testing We are often told that public opinion is shifting steadily against research that uses animals. But few studies...
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Cutting edge
Research to determine the layout of the molecular energy landscape may provide answers to key problems in the life sciences It is a perennial problem; you stick your favourite poster to the wall only...
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Early learning for docs
A London teaching hospital is sending its trainee medics back to primary school. Claire Sanders learns why training doctors is child's play The walls of Mary Seabrook's office in the heart of Guy's,...
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Star Turn
Scripting lectures like a playwright has won him accolades, such as Australian lecturer of the year, but the best prize has been motivated students. Julia Hinde reports It is graduation day at the...
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Agony aunt
Q. I read some negative comments about Institute for Learning and Teaching membership requirements in reports from the Association of University Teachers conference last week. Should I put my...
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How to
What. Many websites are visually stunning, but are total disasters in terms of user-friendliness and accessibility. Why. Web design is being led by 'creatives' who lack a grounding in usability,...
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It's never too late to learn
University is becoming a reality for many who did not make it the first time, writes Olga Wojtas I left school when I was 16," says Sarah Fusco, aged 33. "Nothing was expected of me at school, and my...
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Napier university opens up to give local learners a warm welcome
When the adult learning network suggested running a conference, we offered to host it and pay. Napier University thought it was important for outreach. It is about welcoming people into a university...
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Harvard scholarship a warning
British universities will lose bright state school pupils to America unless they overhaul their admissions systems, the leader of a head teachers' union warned this week. David Hart, general...