Our future high-flyers strive for eco stripes
Students have big concerns about the world and worry that tigers will soon become extinct but, like Tony Blair, they do not want to give up air travel. Rebecca Attwood reports The results of a new...
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'We've seen previous activists sacrifice principles for a 4x4' v 'how can we deny people the joy we got from air travel?'
'We've seen previous activists sacrifice principles for a 4x4' Elizabeth Dodd, a second-year theology undergraduate at Magdalene College, Cambridge, is junior common room green officer at her college...
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A case of dip in standards
Neuroscientist found guilty of 'deception' but not of 'fabrication' in paper on sheep memory. Phil Baty reports on a case that raises questions about integrity and peer review An internationally...
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Besieged staff attack 'bullying' closure plans
A senior academic at Cambridge University has claimed staff were "bullied, demeaned and lied to" during a review of their department, writes Rebecca Attwood. Members of the faculty of Oriental...
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Wolverhampton eyes industry links
Staff at Wolverhampton University are being encouraged to work for local employers as part of a new strategic plan that seeks to put the institution ahead of the game in terms of employer-led higher...
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Fillip to defeated reform
A letter from funding chief David Eastwood to Oxford's vice-chancellor John Hood this week raised hopes of more acceptable proposals for the reform of governance at the institution. In the letter,...
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Healthy horizons
A multimillion pound Aberdeen University facility for research into major diseases was officially opened last week. The ?5.7 million Health Sciences Building researches diseases and disorders such as...
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Orchestral manoeuvre
Liverpool Hope University and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic have joined forces in a partnership that will see staff from the orchestra joining the university's music department to provide tuition...
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Online expansion
Oxford University Press is expanding its Oxford Scholarship Online scheme by putting the majority of its monographs on the internet. Scholars and students will have access to work in core areas, such...
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Step up for gifted pupils
The Goldman Sachs Foundation and the Sutton Trust have launched a ?1 million Academic Enrichment Programme to encourage gifted students from poor areas into higher education. From September, the...
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It's a good read
The Institute of Cancer Research has received a prestigious award for its book Study Skills: A Student Survival Guide . It won a platinum award at the MarCom Creative Awards held at the end of last...
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Solitary cells of scholars cut off by loss of community
Academics feel isolated by heavy workloads and the lack of shared areas, writes Tony Tysome "I moved here, left my friends and family behind to come to a place where I don't think I've spoken to the...
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Principal's monthly meetings bring out the big issues - such as loos and draughts
It seems that it is not only social space that staff dislike sharing with students, a recent meeting at Glasgow Caledonian University showed, writes Olga Wojtas. At the latest monthly meeting between...
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A smile is real asset, economist says
Trying to keep up with the Joneses is a recipe for unhappiness, according to Vani Borooah, an economist at Ulster University, who says politicians should focus more on helping people find...
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India embarks on a quest to purge system of inequalities
The Indian Government's National Knowledge Commission has proposed comprehensive reforms to tackle inequalities in higher education. While accepting that castes and social groups contribute to...