Cleaners called on to mop up tears
Forget personal tutors - heartbroken, overworked or just generally stressed out students at Sheffield Hallam University are turning to professionally trained cleaners for emotional support, The Times...
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'We are going to develop individual DNA databases for each clan'
John Gow is setting up a service for people across the world to trace their genetic Scottish ancestry The traditional test of whether someone is a true Scot is said to involve kilts and what is worn...
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On the move...
John Harper , professor and vice-principal of Robert Gordon University, has been appointed to the new post of senior vice-principal and deputy vice-chancellor (academic development and quality). *...
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History is in bunker
Birmingham University has dropped courses in history and heritage while retaining a golf management degree in the same faculty, raising fears that commercial goals are eroding higher education's role...
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Queen's gets key to Russell club door
The Russell Group of top research universities this week opened its doors to a new member for the first time since its inception at London's Russell Hotel in 1994. The twentieth member of the group...
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Next week
What's up postdoc? What do PhD students get up to, besides pondering life's little mysteries such as 'Jaffa: cake or biscuit?' We give the lowdown
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Mergers raise fears
Subject specialisms could be lost if smaller colleges are forced to merge or close, Pamela Taylor, chairwoman of GuildHE, said this week. She issued the warning in Birmingham at the annual conference...
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LMU loses appeal
London Metropolitan University has failed in its attempt to overturn an employment tribunal's ruling that it unfairly dismissed 23 lecturers. The Employment Appeals Tribunal rejected London Met's...
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Government inquiries
MPs are to launch two major inquiries into higher education, the first taking a broad-ranging look at the sustainability of universities and colleges. In a statement this week, the Commons Education...
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Medical bills hit ?20K
Average debt for final-year medical students tops ?20,000, according to a British Medical Association annual survey. On average, final-year medical students owe ?21,755 compared with the ?20,741 in...
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Online science debate
Lord Sainsbury, the Science Minister, will answer questions online about Tony Blair's speech on the importance of science and technology in Britain's future. The web chat takes place at 5pm on...
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Be a sport, keep it quiet
Rugby players, traditionally associated with beery boisterousness, are being employed as "noise marshalls" by Southampton University. From this week, 20 or so members of the university rugby team...
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Primate research 'hit list' sparks fear of attacks
Animal rights request raises concern, reports Anna Fazackerley Major British universities face being named on a "hit list" of primate research centres, sparking fears for the safety of staff if...
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New class proposed to end 2:1 bonanza
Review body suggests adding a level to degree classification to help bosses sift out graduates. Phil Baty reports. A plan to add an extra classification to the traditional second-class honours degree...