Discord at music college 'pop' principal
The Royal Northern College of Music has been forced to defend the appointment of its new principal - after a whispering campaign questioned whether his "pop and jazz" background is suitable for such...
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A levels to get a reprieve while diplomas bed in
New diplomas for 14 to 19-year-olds could become the "jewel of the education system" and a key university entry qualification, schools secretary Ed Balls said this week, writes Melanie Newman. But he...
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Debate on IFR future
Trade union Prospect has said the Institute for Food Research (IFR) should be "embedded" within the University of East Anglia, rather than merged, to preserve the IFR's internal research capacity....
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Few know stress law
Only one in four of lecturers' line managers understands the law on avoiding staff stress at work, according to a poll of human resources managers. A survey by MarshallACM found that 75 per cent of...
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Birmingham complaint
Birmingham University arts graduates have hit out over their lack of contact with academics, claiming that some students receive as little as two hours' supervised teaching a week. According to The...
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Medical posts offline
The academic committee of the British Medical Association has agreed with the Department of Health that recruitment to academic clinical fellow posts for 2008 will take place outside of the new...
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Podcasts set to knock lectures off the podium
Some educators want to abandon the time-honoured format in favour of new technology, while others laud its sense of occasion. Rebecca Attwood reports. The traditional university lecture is under...
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Focus on deliverables concerns scientists
Poll reveals science's frustration over Government's concentration on economic outcomes of research. Zoe Corbyn reports. Most scientists think the Government, research councils and universities are...
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Government is open to investing in space flight
The UK could become involved in both human space flight and launching small rockets in the future, it was predicted this week amid signs that the Government is softening its opposition to investment...
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Academic peers
Nicholas Stern, a professor of economics and government at the London School of Economics, and Haleh Afshar, a professor of politics and women's studies at York University, are to be appointed to the...
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EU rewards law expert
The European Union has granted Panos Koutrakos, professor of European Union law at Bristol University, a Jean Monnet chair in EU law. It is worth at least £45,000 over a three-year period.
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Arctic watch
An international team of researchers, including members from the UK, has launched a website to track how climate change is affecting the Arctic. Entitled the "Report Card", it is co-ordinated by the...
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College collaboration
Canterbury Christ Church University is backing plans by Thanet College to build a new £43 million campus on land adjacent to the university's Broadstairs campus in East Kent. The university said the...
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Welsh eco-champion
Cardiff University said this week that its recent creation of departmental "eco-champions" has already paid dividends. In the first six months of 2007 the university's gas consumption fell 15 per...
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MRC chief defended
The Government has rejected the Science and Technology Committee's criticisms of the Medical Research Council's chairman, saying this week it has "every confidence in Sir John Chisholm". The...