Green leadership
Rick Trainor has been selected as one of Ken Livingstone's "London leaders" who have pledged to help set an example in making the capital a more sustainable city. The principal of King's College...
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Fears as review fails to meet full research cost
The Government's commitment to fund the full cost of academic research could be waning, university research managers have warned after last week's Comprehensive Spending Review. The Government said...
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Don't 'panic' over science-shy Britons, ESRC says
Britain is gripped by an unfounded "moral panic" that it needs to produce more home-grown science graduates to keep the economy competitive, the director of a six-year, £5 million science and society...
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Here comes the nonsense bit ..
A group of young scientists has launched an attack against companies that use "pseudoscience" in their marketing campaigns. Voice of Young Science, a programme of the independent charitable trust...
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Thousands still waiting for pay rises
Employers admit at least 14 per cent of post-92s have not yet applied 2004 framework, writes Melanie Newman. Thousands of university staff are missing out on salary rises and improved career...
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Sector considers options to meet predicted pension shortfall
When it comes to academics' highly regarded pension arrangements, the status quo is not an option, according to Bill Wakeham, chair of the Employers' Pensions Forum, writes Melanie Newman. "An ageing...
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Manchester nabs icon
Nobel Laureate Sir John Sulston is to join Manchester University to chair a new research institute focusing on ethical questions raised by science and technology. The Institute of Science, Ethics and...
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Maths remains turnoff
Students are being dissuaded from taking maths at university after having to "cram" for their maths A level, according to research from Manchester University. The research team, led by Julian...
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Higher recognition
The Times Higher's news editor, Phil Baty, was commended this week at the Paul Foot Awards for investigative and campaigning journalism. The first prize for the annual award, established by The...
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Breast cancer quest
A new research unit is to be set up at Edinburgh University to develop treatments for breast cancer patients. The Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Unit, due to open next year, will be based at the...
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Fishy enterprise
Researchers at Stirling University have developed a new system for farming fish that makes use of existing agricultural buildings and infrastructure. The prototype is the result of a collaborative...
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Reptiles go way back
Newly discovered fossil footprints offer the earliest evidence for the evolution of reptiles. The discovery by Bristol University's Howard Falcon-Lang of 315 million-year-old fossils in New Brunswick...
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Poor sites make Wiki the winner
Three out of four university websites fail to provide basic information about the institutions, potentially putting off would-be students, a firm of internet marketing specialists has said. As the...
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Fraud scandal exposes South Korean malaise
Ineffectual regulation and a desperate need for qualifications are fuelling corruption. Michael Fitzpatrick reports. South Korea's obsession with academic pedigree has exposed its higher education...
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World Encompassed
Jo'burg students in tuition fee clash Students at a South African university have protested to the institution about police brutality in quelling a demonstration over tuition fee rises. Johannesburg...