Safety breaches put staff 'at risk'
Universities and colleges have been accused of putting staff and students in jeopardy after a series of breaches in health and safety laws. In one case, a radioactive gun went missing presumed "lost...
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Pilot set to rate safety
Universities will soon be expected to publish health and safety performance figures, a leading safety expert predicted this week. Clive Parkinson, director of health and safety at Sussex University...
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UK market worth ?10 billion
UK education and training is worth more than ?10 billion a year in the global marketplace - putting its export value on a par with the financial services sector, a study has concluded. Higher...
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Scotland welcomes 1,000th networker
The 1,000th member of a Scottish networking scheme for international postgraduates hopes to open doors for Scottish businesses in Latin America as well as boosting his own career prospects. Eduardo...
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Business focus will hit science
British science will suffer as cash-strapped universities chase foreign income by selling professional courses to overseas students who pay full fees, according to a paper published this week by the...
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UK eU waits to hear its fate
Plans to restructure the flagship online venture for UK universities will be decided this week. The 糖心Vlog Funding Council for England was due to discuss a revised plan for the UK e-...
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To the barricades - it's time for a lesson in politics
If academics want to fight cuts, they should ape the French and appeal to the national interest, says Ruth Morse France has a recently refreshed rightwing government, and cuts in university and...
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Jobwatch: legal salaries soar
The race to improve research ratings in 2008 and a return to practice are driving up academic salaries in law and driving down the age for a chair in the subject. Lee Elliot Major reports on the...
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Who got that job?
Vince Ramprogus Job advertised in The Times Higher , September 19 2003 Dean (Pro-Vice-Chancellor) of the Faculty of Community Studies and Education The faculty of health, social care and education at...
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The only way to get with the program
The tables are turning on US campuses as tech-illiterate faculties hire students to bring them up to speed on the latest software. Stephen Phillips reports The image of an ageing lecturer struggling...
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Teaching: on the front line
What is your experience of teaching? Pat Leon asks teachers how they manage Name: Peter Chevins Age: 60 Job: Senior lecturer in biology and neuroscience; director of studies and finance manager,...
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Catholic culture rattles Glasgow
Tensions between Catholic and secular staff in Glasgow University's education faculty are still running high five years after the university merged with Scotland's only Catholic college of education...
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IP rules will 'ensure academic freedom'
Cambridge academics would have the right to publish their discoveries free of charge for the public good even if the university felt there was money to be made by selling them commercially, according...
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London Met staff threaten boycott over jobs
Lecturers at London Metropolitan University this week threatened an academic boycott of the institution amid claims that they have been told to accept new terms and conditions or lose their jobs....
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Gloves are off as bell rings for round three
There were bloody noses all round when the peers debated the government's plans for an access regulator this week. Paul Hill took a ringside seat Lord Forsyth stepped up to the despatch box like a...