I'm sold on diplomas
Many youngsters leave school unfit for university or work. Diplomas can change that, believes Claudio Vignali
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It's a vxd question: why your lecture isn't as important as an SMS
Academics' insecurity about their lecturing skills has hit new lows in an age of unrepentantly rude mobile phone users, says Frank Furedi
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Heavenly revelations
If we want to find the significance of bluestones to Neolithic society, the Stonehenge diggers should look up, not down, says Lionel Sims
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Weldon unrepentant over imprudent past comments
The author speaks of product placement, 'role model' Katie Price and feminism. Melanie Newman reports
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Stirling scholars to put all published work online
University of Stirling academics have been told that they must make all their published research freely available online, as part of a groundbreaking move towards "open-access" research.Stirling said...
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Top criminologist urges boycott of state grants
Ministers accused of using academics to validate their policy decisions. Melanie Newman reports
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UCU under fire for Palestine donation
The University and College Union has been criticised for donating £2,000 to a Palestinian charity whose trustees include the head of the union's international department.The union made the...
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American faculty cry foul over pay
AAUP say academics lose out to sports coaches, admin staff and presidents. John Marcus reports
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Overseas news
CanadaE-mail change sparks spying fearsStaff at a Canadian university fear that US authorities will snoop on their e-mails after the introduction of a new IT system. An official grievance has been...
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Investing in meeting of minds
The EPSRC will devote £8m to enquiry spanning the physics-life sciences divide. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Grant winners
THE WELLCOME TRUSTThe Wellcome Trust has dispensed £30 million in grants to 26 UK research groups to work on the Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium project (WTCCC) announced last year. The grants...
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Panels ordered to shred all RAE records
Move to destroy papers is 'extremely negative', says information campaigner. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Assessors face 'drowning' as they endeavour to read 2,363 submissions
Some panels assessing work under the research assessment exercise could find themselves "drowning" under the weight of their workload, panel members said this week.Currently 67 sub-panels of...
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The week in higher education
- A quarter of nursing students quit before the end of their course at a cost of more than £98 million a year. Figures obtained by the Nursing Standard under the Freedom of Information Act show that...
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Institutions urged to target adult workforce
Policy paper seeks more work skills accreditation and intensive degrees, writes Rebecca Attwood