Enrolment boost
The number of international postgraduate students registering on science and engineering programmes at Salford this academic year is 70 per cent higher than in 2006/07, the university said. Paul...
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Vitamin breakthrough
Scientists at Chester University are working to develop a super- vitamin that could reduce the risk of heart disease and dementia. Catherine Birch and John Williams are testing new compounds they say...
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Sex, chocolate and a better, brainier world
Profile: Terry Horne senior lecturer, University of Central Lancashire Business School. Terry Horne has two rather ambitious goals in life: to boost the world's brain power and to help eradicate...
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Academics shine in New Year's honours
Key figures in science, medicine lead cohort recognised for contributions to higher education, reports Tariq Tahir.
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Alumni protest over lack of protest
Political apathy among students is giving cause for concern in the US. Jon Marcus reports. An unpopular war in a foreign country. A controversial president leaving office. A crowded field of...
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World Encompassed
STANFORD SEEKS ETHNICITY SPECIALISTS Stanford University is looking for ten of the best young academics researching ethnicity and race. The new posts are part of a £2 million initiative to expand the...
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Will full-timers please spare a thought for us?
Full-time staff too often take unfair advantage of their part-time colleagues, says an hourly paid lecturer. Lecturers in higher education have seen their pay rise to more than £42,000, according to...
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Learning to think outside The Wall
At a conference at Palestine's Al-Quds University, Mary Evans muses on gender and power. All readers of The Times Higher will know that a great deal of ink, not to mention emotional energy, has been...
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Peep's Diary
GOOD SPORTS AND BELATED PRIZES Lukewarm applause and a smile through gritted teeth is the usual response to missing out on a prestigious award - especially when you expected to win. Respect is due,...
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Finding solutions on and off the shelf
In a wired world, libraries are keen to adapt their services to researchers' needs, but more dialogue is needed, says Michael Jubb. When Thomas Jefferson founded the University of Virginia in 1819,...
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PhD quotas may not improve research quality
Concentrating political science studentships in a few institutions could be counterproductive, argues Andrew Dobson. In the Economic and Social Research Council's recent assessment of UK politics and...
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Hope for pension top-ups
Retired academics who have taken career breaks or time off for childcare may have a case against their universities if they were not told about a scheme for buying back their lost pension...
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Who got that cash?
A device to enable the early diagnosis of bone conditions in premature babies is to be developed by an academic at Hull University. Chris Langton has secured a £134,000 grant from Action Medical...
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Scots cash squeeze puts staff and courses at risk
Cautious university chiefs say that redundancies and programme cuts could be on the cards, reports Tariq Tahir. Redundancies and course cuts resulting from the financial squeeze imposed by the recent...
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Edinburgh's Tim O'Shea: "It is down to the success of the university"
Both Edinburgh University principal Tim O'Shea and his vice-principal, John Savill, have been knighted in the New Year's honours. Professor O'Shea told The Times Higher : "Things have gone well at...