Employers 'don't want more skills'
Employer-friendly initiatives fail to win over business sector, The THES reports Policy-makers have been expanding the education system to meet the needs of an anticipated knowledge-driven economy...
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Alliances appeal to industry leaders
Employer-friendly initiatives fail to win over business sector, The THES reports Adopting a "confederacy" model of higher education, where institutions work together and share staff and students...
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Sir Muir steps into the limelight at last
Glasgow University physics graduate Sir Muir Russell has this week returned to his alma mater as principal after more than 30 years in the civil service. Some eyebrows were raised at this career...
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Cambridge v-c vows to build trust with staff
Cambridge University's new vice-chancellor told dons this week that the institution must move forward, and committed herself to building trust between the academic staff and the central...
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Analysis: Prizes lost in 'golden triangle'
Is the British Academy awards process biased? Phil Baty delves into the data Male academics working in elite universities appear to have a stranglehold on awards made by the British Academy, fuelling...
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Bosses shaky about foundation degrees
Employers are confused about the intended role and purpose of foundation degrees, a national survey has found. Many employers believe the term "foundation" implies a general base of knowledge and...
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£40,000 bill before you get near Bar
Law students face debts of about £40,000 by the time they start work, according to a research report for the UK Centre for Legal Education. The Law Student 2000 Project looks at the debt, part-time...
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Merger is mooted for King's chemistry
King's College London is considering merging its threatened chemistry department with another London institution, according to internal documents seen by The THES . The future of the department has...
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Man united praised for career counselling
The careers advisory service of the University of Manchester and the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology has been voted the best in the country by employers for the second...
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Whistleblowers: Ex-employee rails at 'smear'
Liverpool John Moores University was accused this week of "smearing" a former employee who had raised concerns about quality in its journalism department. Adrian Quinn claimed that the university...
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Stargazers aid revolutionary DNA analysis
A team of British stargazers has shown biologists a new way to analyse DNA that could revolutionise genetic research and ultimately medical diagnostics. An advance developed to study light from...
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It's best not to be a sheep-shaker
Drivers who transport animals are to receive advice on how to avoid shaking sheep in a training video made by researchers at Edinburgh University and the Roslin Institute, which created Dolly, the...
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City's charity revamp seduces South Bank's leading lights
City University has poached two leading academics from South Bank University to join its new centre for charity effectiveness. Paul Palmer, former head of South Bank's centre for charity and trust...
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Flexible fellows take to the floor
Academic flexibility is taking a new twist as a team of scientists gets ready to work with choreographer Wayne McGregor in a scheme that brings together science and art. The £30,000...
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Hundreds left 'homeless'
Many new undergraduates were victims of accommodation shortages this autumn, with hundreds having to take rooms in hotels, according to the National Union of Students. Almost 200 Liverpool students...