Council refusals spur legal threat
An Oxford University professor is to seek a judicial review of a decision not to fund his pioneering work in atomic physics by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. He believes his...
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Further education reforms get ?1.2m boost
The Learning and Skills Council is gearing up to support more higher education in further education colleges. It is preparing to invest some of the extra ?1.2 billion earmarked for the sector from...
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'I've gone places others haven't'
Olga Wojtas talks to the Scots academic recently freed from an Indonesian jail. Lesley McCulloch, the Scots-born academic released from an Indonesian jail earlier this month, could have been free in...
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Hodge rejects plea to boost postgrad aid
The government is so obsessed with its science policy agenda that it is ignoring the issue of access at postgraduate level, the UK Council for Graduate Education has claimed. The council called for...
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Science career is endless and 'thankless grind'
Protracted apprenticeships, meagre pay and a surfeit of postdoctorates vying for scant full-time openings are degrading the quality of US academic science careers, delegates at the annual Association...
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Whistleblowers: Secret tape admissible in personal injury case
One of Britain's most senior judges has ruled that Warwick University can use a secretly recorded videotape of a former employee to defend itself against her ?135,000 claim for personal injury, even...
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Whistleblowers: Cambridge accused of gender report cover-up
Cambridge student leaders have accused the university of a cover-up over its investigation into why male students are almost twice as likely to gain a first-class degree as their female peers. Their...
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Analysis: What justifies a ?3,000 fee?
As universities consider at what level to set fees, Alison Goddard and Claire Sanders look at indicators that could influence their decisions. In 18 months' time, English universities and colleges...
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Board urges reform
The academic watchdog for Cambridge University has called for a complete rethink of governance reforms, independent of the university's council. The Board of Scrutiny said that an occasional...
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Five vie for rector post
Veteran MP Tam Dalyell, who seemed set to be returned unopposed as rector of Edinburgh University, now faces four rivals. Mr Dalyell was the only candidate three hours before nominations closed, but...
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Threat to NI colleges
A marked decline in Ulster's agriculture industry raises questions about the need for full-scale provision of higher education services in agriculture and food science, says the Northern Ireland...
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RDA gives Keele ?3.3m
The Regional Development Agency Advantage West Midlands has invested ?3.3 million in further development of the Keele University science and business park. The money will provide accommodation for...
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Oil giants 'call shots'
Universities are in the grip of oil companies and are being used to fuel their profits rather than to solve major public problems such as climate change, says a report launched this week. The New...
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Correction
In The THES annual survey of vice-chancellors' pay (February 7), the remuneration shown for the head of University College Northampton related to Martin Gaskell not Ann Tate.
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Findings: Have a rant, not a stroke
Men who get hot under the collar are often warned that they might give themselves a heart attack or a stroke. But, writes Natasha Gilbert, expressing a moderate amount of anger could help protect...