Sofa, so good for writer
A Yale University law professor is about to become a household name in the UK thanks to the hosts of a popular daytime TV chat show that he had barely heard of. Jed Rubenfeld is the only academic...
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Richard denies Harvard move
Alison Richard, vice-chancellor of Cambridge University, has been forced to deny reports that she is in the running to be the next president of Harvard University. Before Christmas, Professor Richard...
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Film puts truth to the knife
Beating hearts are ripped from men's bodies in Mel Gibson's new film, Apocalypto . But in depicting the ancient Maya as bloodthirsty barbarians, the controversial actor-director has also hacked to...
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Next week
Father of a nuclear family The life of a dedicated nuclear proliferator reveals the difficulty of trying to curb atomic ambitions PLUS School at war - a special Whistleblower investigation
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Degrees of music
The Royal Northern College of Music has successfully gained taught degree-awarding powers. The college, whose degrees are currently validated by Manchester University, joins the growing ranks of...
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Name change approval
St Mary's College, Twickenham, has received permission from the Privy Council to be called St Mary's University College, Twickenham. Students starting in autumn at the college, which has a Roman...
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Campaign for Esol
The University and College Union is to launch a campaign to defend English for Speakers of Other Languages (Esol) courses at a conference in London on Monday. The campaign will press the Government...
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Riding the airwaves
Students at Canterbury Christ Church and Kent universities have won the first licence for a campus FM radio station. Canterbury Student Radio will launch on January 15. The station is aimed at 14 to...
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Time for some bubbly
As academic career moves go, Stephen Charters' appointment is a sparkling achievement, having just been appointed Champagne professor at Reims Management School. Dr Charters, an Oxford law graduate,...
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'Political' issues, not old affiliations, will decide result
Candidates for posts in the super-union say former allegiances will count for less than more recent debates, Tony Tysome writes. Members voting in the forthcoming elections to fill positions in the...
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Israeli boycott refuses to stay off the agenda
The proposed academic boycott of Israel is likely to resurface as an issue for the University and College Union during the leadership election, it emerged this week. A motion passed last year by...
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Staff who donate their home to university could win tax break
Academics who have devoted their lives to their universities could now be asked to donate their homes, writes Claire Sanders. Reports that Tony Blair is keen to create a multimillion-pound endowment...
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Threat to medical schools as health budgets slashed
Training of doctors and nurses in universities faces funding problems that could further undermine recruitment of clinical academics. Claire Sanders reports. The future of medical education is...
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Out of limelight but no shrinking violet
Sociologist Kay Hampton has stepped into the lions' den of the race debate, taking over from Trevor Phillips as chair of the Commission for Racial Equality. Unlike her predecessor, Professor Hampton...
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More support call for unfettered freedom
Some 225 people have signed up to support a proposed new legal definition of "academic freedom" that would give scholars the unfettered right to offend others, without fear of sanction. The Times...