Who got that job?
Job advertised in The Times Higher , January 30 2004 At Gloucester University, the chaplaincy plays an important role in student life and complements other support services provided by the university...
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'Dull' Birmingham pays £100,000 to make itself more interesting
Universities pride themselves on being able to confront uncomfortable truths. But at Birmingham, senior managers' hearts must have sunk after an internal report concluded that the university was...
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In the news: Karan Bilimoria
Karan Bilimoria, whose Cobra beer has helped to wash down countless curries, was this week named the Government's graduate entrepreneur. Mr Bilimoria, who came up with the idea of Cobra beer while...
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Appointments
* David Halton , deputy vice-chancellor of the University of the West of England, has been appointed vice-chancellor of Glamorgan University, replacing Adrian Webb on his retirement in 2005. *...
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Halfway house to entry rejig?
A two-step university applications process could be introduced as a halfway house between the current reliance on predicted exam results and a full-blown post-qualifications process, it emerged this...
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Warzone learning idea wins e-tutors top award
Teaching academics in a war zone was never going to be an easy task, but this did not stop Anthony "Skip" Basiel and Raphael "Ralf" Commins helping lecturers and students in the Gaza Strip - an...
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TUC to back bid to block PRP
The Trades Union Congress is expected to back lecturers in their attempts to stop the introduction of performance-related pay by institutions such as Nottingham University. The Association of...
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Applications up in 2004
The number of applicants accepted to university this year is up 2.1 per cent from 350,724 in 2003 to 358,229, according to the latest figures from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service.
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Rainforest puzzle
A flourishing, man-made rainforest that features plants from around the world is baffling scientists at Liverpool John Moores University. The rainforest covering Green Mountain on Ascension Island,...
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Part-timers underpaid
Part-time further and adult education lecturers are underpaid and poorly supported by their institutions despite being highly professional and committed to their jobs, according to a survey carried...
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Knowledge certificate
The first academic qualification in knowledge transfer is due to start next month. The postgraduate certificate will be awarded by the Open University in collaboration with the Association of...
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New head for LSDA
Andrew Thomson, principal of Long Road Sixth Form College, Cambridge, has been appointed the new chief executive of the Learning and Skills Development Agency. He succeeds Chris Hughes, who retires...
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Green campus is go
Queen Margaret University College in Edinburgh has got the green light for a multimillion-pound environmentally friendly campus. East Lothian council officials already supported planning permission,...
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The artful enforcer who shoots from the hip
He won't suffer 'arty bullshit', rap music or the Wurzels... Alan Thomson sheds light on the background of the new ÌÇÐÄVlog Minister. The Government's decision to replace a minister skilled...
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Tory interest payments 'will hit poor hardest'
The poor will pay more than the rich to get degrees under the Conservative Party's new plans for higher education, according to a policy think-tank, writes Alan Thomson. The ÌÇÐÄVlog Policy...