Law course review
The body that runs the £12,000 professional qualification course for barristers is undertaking a "root-and-branch" review. The Bar Standards Board, which regulates barristers in England and Wales,...
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Eye on philanthropy
Four universities will collaborate to form the UK's first independent philanthropy research centre, it was announced this week. Jenny Harrow, professor of voluntary sector management at City...
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Derby expands art
A £21 million arts, design and technology complex has opened at Derby University. It includes auditoriums, photographic labs, art and design studios and music technology and computer labs. It is...
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Over-governed Exeter culls its committees
Exeter University is abolishing most of its governing committees after admitting that its current total of 60 leaves it less than "fleet of foot", writes Melanie Newman. In a bid to make individuals...
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Sussex invites staff to decide on future direction
Sussex University's new vice-chancellor is asking his staff to help decide what the university's ambitions should be for the next ten years. Michael Farthing wants staff members to respond to an...
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Academic input gives drinks entrepreneur reason to raise a glass
Entrepreneur David Thomson has a team of academics to help get his new brand of whisky out of the distillery and into the marketplace. He recently bought the Annandale Distillery, built in 1883 but...
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Dating agency brokers profitable partnerships
Scotland marks two years of a venture that helps businesses to make use of university research, says Tariq Tahir. It is a "dating agency" that can boast that it has helped establish lasting and...
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Anger over plans to slash Exeter's library stock
Academics have accused their university library of throwing away thousands of books to make way for comfortable chairs in a bid to impress students. Exeter University has spent £500,000 on...
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Low income compels pupils to study locally
A social divide is emerging in Britain's universities, with increasing numbers of students from poor backgrounds opting to study locally or live at home to minimise their debts, writes Rebecca...
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Culture of pessimism lambasted by Brown
Britain is being held back by the assertion that "more means worse" when it comes to university education, the Prime Minister has said, writes Rebecca Attwood. In his first major speech on education...
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Cambridge reform bid
Cambridge University is taking forward a proposal to bring more external members on to its principal executive and policy-making body. Following a consultation, the university plans to alter its...
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'Can-do' v-c honoured
The vice-chancellor of Cambridge University has been named Leader of the Year by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Alison Richard was given the accolade in recognition of her...
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United they stand
Unions representing professional technical, administrative and ancillary staff have issued a statement confirming their commitment to single-table bargaining. The unions, Unison, Unite and the GMB,...
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Chasing the superbug
Bradford University has received £175,000 to investigate the effect of humidity on hospital "superbugs" in one of the largest biological test chambers in the world. The researchers will simulate a...
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Invite to meet Queen
A University of Wales Newport lecturer is going to meet the Queen in recognition of the academic's award-winning documentaries about women in Africa. Florence Ayisi, senior lecturer at the...