US scrum over race case
The US Supreme Court this week sounded the death knell for affirmative action in university admissions, even as it upheld the University of Michigan's right to consider race as a factor in its...
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£50m boost for genetics 'too small'
Academics reacted with disappointment this week to the discovery that the long-awaited genetics white paper provided only a "small" boost for research. The white paper, published on Tuesday by the...
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Appointments
• Sir Brandon Gough, chair of banknote manufacturer De La Rue, has been named chancellor of the University of East Anglia. Sir Brandon chaired the ÌÇÐÄVlog Funding Council for England from...
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In the news: Norman Askew
Higher education will inherit one of industry's great communicators in September when Norman Askew becomes chair of the new company that will oversee the merger of Manchester University and the...
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SA too busy 'chasing gongs'
Scientists in South Africa and other developing countries should spend less time chasing Nobel prizes and do more to help build sustainable economies, Commonwealth science policy leaders have been...
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LTSN image offer
Pictures of bioscience subjects such as squid, algae and pine forests are now available free from the Learning and Teaching Support Network bioscience ImageBank. The subject centre has collected more...
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Imperial tutorial
Imperial College London has launched an online mathematics A-level tutor designed to bridge the gap between school and university study. Metric will offer strong students self-test exercises, online...
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Inspiration rewarded
Inspirational and outstanding economics lecturers are potential candidates for three prizes offered by the Learning and Teaching Support Network economics subject centre. Winners will receive £250 in...
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A site for start-ups
The Enterprise Group at Cranfield University is working with European university partners to build an online community for people over 40 who are interested in learning about starting and managing...
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Gassy future for Wales
The University of Glamorgan is leading a two-year project to investigate Wales' potential to run on hydrogen. Dennis Hawkes of Glamorgan's School of Applied Science, and his wife, Freda, of the...
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DFES bitten by its own red-tape watchdog
The education department has fallen foul of its own red-tape watchdog by ignoring the swaths of additional bureaucracy that will be generated by the higher education white paper. Members of the...
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'Vulgar' policy is 'insult to able', claims Patten
Chris Patten, who became Oxford University's 294th chancellor this week, attacked the government's "vulgar" political interference in university access as a crude attempt at social engineering. Mr...
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Ucas courses to train staff in fair admissions procedures
The professionalisation of university admissions will begin in earnest next week with the launch of training courses aimed at admissions staff. The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service has...
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European R&D draining to US
European companies are increasingly spending their research and development budgets in the US with "dire" consequences for the European economy and its universities, a conference of leading European...
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Whistleblowers: Controversial Cardiff keeps it in the family
It seems that Cardiff University is earning something of a reputation for "family-friendly" recruitment policies. Late last year, The THES reported on the controversy surrounding a decision to award...