Historians decry journal rankings
Leading historians have launched a withering attack on a new ranking of academic journals, which they say is "manifestly flawed, crude and oversimplified", writes John Gill. The group want the Arts...
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Cut dole queues, boost innovation: Callaghan's challenge to academe
Huw Richards delves into secret Government papers released for the first time under the 30-year rule. James Callaghan was that modern rarity, a non-graduate Prime Minister. But in spite of his...
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Feedback must be top priority
While student satisfaction overall is high, survey shows improvements are needed. Tariq Tahir reports. It is students' single biggest gripe, and universities are rapidly waking up to the fact that,...
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Post-92 websites fail on the basics
Four in ten post-92 university websites fail to give visitors adequate means to get information on the courses they offer, a new study has found, writes Tariq Tahir. In the first detailed analysis of...
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Triesman steps down
Lord Triesman is to step down from his ministerial role to be the first independent chairman of the Football Association. The Minister for Students has been nominated for the three-day-a-week job and...
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Nanotech review call
The Royal Society has called on the Government to do more research into the safety of nanotechnology following a Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs report updating progress on 19...
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Durham protests cuts
Durham University's physics department has told the Government that its work in particle physics and astronomy is "at risk" due to an £80 million funding shortfall for the Science and Technology...
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Warwick adds centre
A new Centre for Analytical Research is to be developed at Warwick University. The university has been awarded £4 million in government funding for the centre, which will pool the expertise of...
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Islamic banks studied
Lancaster University has launched a course in Islamic banking. It will be offered by the Management School as part of its MSc in money, banking and finance. The course will examine Sharia-compliant...
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'Higher' unveils new look
Expanded news, feature, analysis, research and people coverage: Phil Baty outlines the key changes. The ߣߣÊÓƵ Supplement is changing. In the most radical development in the...
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Restyling pays off at Southampton Solent
Risk-taking vice-chancellor's unorthodox course ideas garner £2 million surplus, writes Melanie Newman. On hearing about one of vice-chancellor Van Gore's ideas, a senior academic at Southampton...
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Bonding and branding on agenda for new Wales v-c
The restructured University of Wales will create such a strong brand and such solid bonds between its constituent universities that none will wish to break free from the confederation. This is the...
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Mother's favourite
There may be a natural tendency among parents towards favouring their eldest child, new research from the University of Manchester suggests. Biologists studied a unique species of beetle that raises...
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Postgrad publication
Sheffield University's Centre for the Study of Childhood and Youth has launched a new electronic journal for its postgraduate students. The journal, Childhoods Today , adheres to the same principles...
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Blow to fall clinics
Fall prevention clinics for older people may be a waste of time and money, researchers have found. A team at Warwick University's Medical School reviewed 19 programmes in eight countries with more...