Race case panel finds faults from above
Verdict cites Bradford's failure to promote good relations but dismisses racism. Melanie Newman reports Bradford University has admitted that poor management has damaged staff relations, after a two-...
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Protests hamper animal test cuts
Animal rights movement slows search for alternatives despite new cash for 3Rs research. Zoe Corbyn reports It is a cruel irony. The animal-rights movement has made scientists so defensive that that...
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Union fights 50 cuts
Up to 50 academics at Bournemouth University are to be made redundant. Paul Curran, the vice-chancellor, told staff in an e-mail this week: "To keep on an even keel financially we need to reduce...
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Yale and Peru agree on artefacts' return
Groundbreaking US deal may be a model for the repatriation of other cultural objects. Jon Marcus reports This month, Yale University agreed with the Government of Peru to return most of the artefacts...
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UC Irvine about-turn on appointment
A US university has performed a U'turn by appointing a top academic after having rescinded his job offer. University of California, Irvine had offered Duke University law professor Erwin Chemerinsky...
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Monash homes in on hospital superbug
ߣߣÊÓƵn scientists are a step closer to eliminating one of the most common hospital-acquired infections, which can be fatal. Glen Carter and Dena Lyras at Monash University have found a gene that...
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Professor gives colorado £10m
A biochemistry professor in the US has given £10 million to his university for a new biotechnology facility. Marvin Caruthers, who co-founded the biotechnology company Amgen, donated the money...
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Students set up for classes on youtube
Students at a US college have begun a course on the online video site YouTube. The classes, assignments and even reading on the course at Pitzer College, in California, will be filmed for the site as...
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Discovery may help endangered species
Japanese scientists have enabled sterile salmon to give birth to trout. The team from Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology and the Japan Science and Technology Agency found that...
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Institutions hit by katrina get cash
The US Government has given £15 million to universities hit by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The maximum award for any institution was £3 million, and 22 higher education institutions were funded. Many...
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Canadians push for a higher profile
Canadian universities are planning a bigger role for themselves on the international stage and want their Government to bankroll their projects. The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada...
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Fiji establishes regulatory body
Fiji is to get a new body to regulate higher education. The Cabinet has approved the Higher Education Advisory Commission to advise the Minister for Education and manage accreditation and approval...
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Sweet perfume or stinky smell?
If you have wondered why male urine sometimes smells like vanilla, then US scientists have an explanation. The team at Rockefeller and Duke universities have found a gene that can make male urine...
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It's about time, but it's about feedback as well
Student surveys show that the sector must explain why UK degrees are good value, says Deian Hopkin How do we really know whether our students are satisfied? How do they judge value for money? Two...
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'What strikes me as objectionable about the RAE is the atmosphere of fear and trembling that surrounds it'
After writing in this column about the importance of taking the impact of childbirth and childcare into account when assessing research output for the forthcoming research assessment exercise, I was...