Staff see red over online policing
Staff face dismissal for criticising their employers in chatrooms and blogs, report Phil Baty and Tony Tysome. Academics' internet activity is increasingly being "spied on" by managers, it was...
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Leeds Met enters a league of its own
Many university chiefs are known to enjoy the hospitality and networking opportunities of a day out at the big match, writes Phil Baty. But Leeds Metropolitan University vice-chancellor Simon Lee has...
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'I get ideas from students - They're not just recipients of my wisdom'
The law teacher of the year was inspired by her own undergraduate experience to enter academe and teach. Sandra Frisby, lecturer in company and commercial law at Nottingham University, has been named...
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On the move...
The University of Kent at Medway has appointed Tim Luckhurst its first professor of journalism and the news industry. He is a former editor of The Scotsman and has been deputy editor of BBC Radio...
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New lease of life isn't all you win
Award praises those whose successes illustrate education's power to change lives. Melanie Newman reports. A former hotel chambermaid and a reformed criminal are among academics nominated for awards...
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Bournemouth appoints associate professors
Bournemouth University is introducing associate professor posts - the first time a post-1992 university has done so, writes Melanie Newman. The university expects to appoint about a dozen staff a...
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Recognition opens new networks
Irwin McLean, whose genetic research team at Dundee University was named The Times Higher 's 2006 Research Project of the Year, has just returned from the annual Society for Investigative Dermatology...
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Next week
Kitchen talk We explode the myth of the traditional family meal and examine the factors that prevent people taking up healthy eating and exercise habits Plus Textbooks Guide: 20-page special...
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Gender disparity
Male academics continue to dominate senior roles, figures for 2005-06 from the Higher Education Statistics Agency show. As The Times Higher reported three weeks ago, women comprise just 16.5 per cent...
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Red tape snipped
The Higher Education Funding Council for England has cut spending on red tape by 20 per cent in a year, Bill Rammell, the Higher Education Minister, said this week. He added that Hefce planned to...
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University ranks swell
The College of St Mark and St John in Plymouth is celebrating the news that after a lengthy and rigorous assessment it has achieved university college status. Marjon is now in a position to award its...
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UCU condemns Leeds
The University and College Union at Leeds University has passed two motions criticising the institution for cancelling a talk on anti-Semitism by Matthias Küntzel of the Hebrew University. One motion...
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Languages lacking
A lack of research into foreign-language learning is to blame for the dearth of children studying the subjects at school, a conference heard this week. University language departments are dominated...
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Supportive relations
The first-ever benchmarking survey of support services for international students in the UK has found that most universities offer good support. But the survey for the council for international...
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Access chief stays on
Sir Martin Harris has been reappointed director of the Office for Fair Access for three years. Sir Martin's role is to ensure that institutions charging fees above £3,000 offer bursaries, outreach...