New minister appeases strikers
Fran?ois Fillon, France's new minister of education and research, is giving priority to defusing the research crisis dogging the government. Less than 48 hours after the government reshuffle that...
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US fees hike poses threat to access
Tuition fee costs at US universities will rise once again at double the rate of inflation this year, nearing $40,000 (?21,000) at some elite schools, including Harvard University. The tuition-fee...
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Titles lost in Nazi Vienna restored
Thirty-two Vienna University academics stripped of their titles by the Nazis have officially received posthumous recognition of their achievements more than 60 years later. The 32 are among more than...
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Seats of learning that deserve high standing
Higher education colleges' strengths add value to the university brand, say Dianne Willcocks and John Cater. The government proposes that the arrangements for the award of university title should be...
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Alison Wolf column
As the regions hone their business strategies for global domination, the needs of small, local firms are being overlooked. I wish someone could find me some quangos that have disappeared. Not ones...
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Reunited: 'the smell of chicken dissection is the same'
Tim Haines studied zoology at Bangor from 1978-81. He has worked on BBC programmes and produced Walking with Dinosaurs. I always imagined it was one of those midlife crisis things - buying a sports...
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Free student with every reply
The following plea arrived in The Diary's in-tray last week. It reads: "I am Charles and need your help in managing a large inheritance that I have just managed to squeeze through. I have at present...
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Travelling light, travelling free
More than a dozen students from Aberdeen University have staged a "jailbreak" to see how far they could get from the city in 36 hours without spending any money on transport, as part of a charity...
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Royal 'lag' wanted by the law
The Princess Royal is said to be poised to accept an honorary degree in law from Saskatchewan University in Canada - to the amusement of her staff. One of them was quoted in The Daily Mirror as...
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Scotland shows heavenly lump
Glasgow University this week celebrates the bicentenary of Scotland's first confirmed meteor fall, which hit the ground in a nearby quarry. A smoking trail crashed into the ground and a party of...
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Why I ...think we have too many books
Thrills that never diminish: hitting a ball to the boundary; making an audience laugh; a lively seminar discussion; love. Thrills that eventually diminish to zero or below: chairing a meeting; being...
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No place for losers
Marketisation has energised US higher education but it has its downsides, says David Kirp The bogeyman of "marketisation" haunts the rancorous debate over the higher education bill. Viewed from...
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Animal tests can't be avoided
Vivisection is necessary despite the search for alternatives, says Simon Festing No one wants to use animals for medical research if it can be avoided. It's controversial. The public doesn't like it...
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Work is tough enough, so don't make it worse
The professional world offers many opportunities to shoot oneself in the foot. Valerie Atkinson highlights a few favourites Can you recall being single? Did you ever try to entice someone who was...
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Jobwatch: movers and shapers
Derby College, Buxton, is looking for two assistant directors to take it forward during one of its most significant events - the move into ?15 million new premises, writes Claire Sanders University...