Iraq academics aided
The Council for Assisting Refugee Academics (Cara) has offered six fellowships to researchers still in Iraq or the surrounding region, following offers of sponsored research or PhD places from...
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Business links urged
More partnerships are needed between universities and business if productivity goals for the UK's economy are to be met, Richard Lambert, director general of the Confederation of British Industry,...
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Cambridge cash boost
A third of students entering Cambridge University in 2008 will receive some form of bursary following changes made to financial support criteria. Students with family incomes under £25,000 will now...
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Breast bounce studied
Breasts move far more than bras are designed to cope with, according to a study by Portsmouth University scientist Joanna Scurr. And they also bounce more during exercise - up to 21cm rather than the...
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Spending 'vital' for UK status
President of Universities UK wants funding for teaching doubled and red tape reduced to help higher education sector compete internationally. Tony Tysome reports UK universities will struggle to...
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Overseas students aid 'renewal'
Recruitment of international students is not only helping to shore up the finances of UK institutions, it is also providing a vital prop for many "strategic" subjects such as engineering, mathematics...
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Denham stands by funding cuts
The Secretary of State for Universities has been forced to defend a decision to cut funding for students studying for second degrees, ahead of a speech in which he will call for universities to help...
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Satisfied - but students want more feedback
There's praise for teaching in survey but also a desire for more individual guidance, write Rebecca Attwood and Louise Radnofsky Students are still less than satisfied with the feedback they receive...
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Fees blamed for bad behaviour
They are incidents more associated with the classroom than the lecture hall, but it seems that the rudeness, incivility and even violence that occurs in schools is creeping into universities....
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Staff endure threats, abuse and vendettas
Deborah Lee of Nottingham Trent University, the author of the National Student Conduct Survey, found disturbing tales of staff under stress and lacking support. This survey, building on research I...
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Cancer tissue bank
A national "biobank" set up to house and supply samples of cancer patients' tissue for research has begun accepting sample donations. Cancer patients in selected NHS Trusts can now opt to donate...
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Businesswomen pilot
Northampton University's Business School has won a grant from the European Social Fund to run a pilot training scheme for women from Eastern Europe who live in the UK and wish to start their own...
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Toshiba fellowships
Electronics giant Toshiba has launched a search for cutting-edge PhD-level researchers to join its annual fellowship initiative. The Toshiba Fellowship Programme, now in its 25th year, offers two...
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Sheffield-OU tie-up
Sheffield University is offering a new route to a chemistry or physics degree, with students studying part-time for two years with the Open University, followed by two years full-time with Sheffield...
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Gold for York chemists
York University's chemistry department has been given a gold Swan award for excellence in recruiting female scientists, engineers and technologists and advancing their careers - the first department...