Union alarm as pre-92s demolish statutes
Academics' historic employment rights are being eroded, The Times Higher has learnt. At Salford University, union leaders are complaining that as part of governance reforms, the university is in the...
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Scots v-cs want £168m boost
Scotland's vice-chancellors are seeking an extra £168 million in the forthcoming spending review amid concerns they will slip behind their English counterparts. Scotland's universities won a record...
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A DECADE OF DEARING What did the 1997 Dearing report do for higher education?
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Take up space, please
The House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee has raised concerns about a skills shortage in the space industry. In its report 2007: A Space Policy , it warned that potential space...
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Boris runs for mayor
Boris Johnson has resigned as Shadow Higher Education Minister after deciding to run for election as mayor of London. A successor was due to be announced by the Conservative Party as The Times Higher...
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Stay-at-home students
Students' social skills and employability are damaged by a growing tendency to study at universities close to home, according to a report from Education Research Services. One in five students opts...
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Degrees desirable
Almost half of people aged 25-45 who do not have degrees wish they did, the pollsters YouGov found in a study for education training company Kaplan. Some 23 per cent of those without degrees said...
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Equality drive
Urgent action is needed to address gender barriers to careers in medical research and teaching, according to the British Medical Association's Women in Academic Medicine study. A preliminary report...
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Spin-off boom
The number of spin-off companies with links to universities are rising, according to a survey published this week. The sixth Higher Education-Business and Community Interaction (HE-BCI) survey also...
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Mixed views on Howard's end
Sir Howard Newby's early exit from UWE - and his legacy - has divided opinion among staff and students, Melanie Newman writes. During his five years in charge of the £6 billion annual higher...
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Cultural studies conference looks to shake off Mickey Mouse image
It has been branded the ultimate "vague, wishy-washy" subject: the study of "just any old thing", which is subject to further ridicule by its "naff" name. But hundreds of academics will rally this...
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Senior staff migration grows
More senior academics are leaving Britain than migrating into the country, according to a report by Universities UK, writes Melanie Newman. In its policy briefing on the international market in...
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In memoriam
The family of the late Dame Anne McLaren and the late Donald Michie have established memorial funds in their names. A fund to support female scientists will be named in honour of Dame Anne, the first...
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Student union support
The Government has pledged £280,000 to allow student unions to participate in a new quality programme - the Students' Union Evaluation Initiative. It aims to improve student unions' governance,...
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Cosmic prize awarded
A conservation biologist whose research focuses on global environmental changes and their impact on biodiversity and people has been awarded the 2007 International Cosmos Prize. Georgina Mace,...