Wolverhampton eyes industry links
Staff at Wolverhampton University are being encouraged to work for local employers as part of a new strategic plan that seeks to put the institution ahead of the game in terms of employer-led higher...
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Fillip to defeated reform
A letter from funding chief David Eastwood to Oxford's vice-chancellor John Hood this week raised hopes of more acceptable proposals for the reform of governance at the institution. In the letter,...
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Healthy horizons
A multimillion pound Aberdeen University facility for research into major diseases was officially opened last week. The £5.7 million Health Sciences Building researches diseases and disorders such as...
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Orchestral manoeuvre
Liverpool Hope University and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic have joined forces in a partnership that will see staff from the orchestra joining the university's music department to provide tuition...
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Online expansion
Oxford University Press is expanding its Oxford Scholarship Online scheme by putting the majority of its monographs on the internet. Scholars and students will have access to work in core areas, such...
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Step up for gifted pupils
The Goldman Sachs Foundation and the Sutton Trust have launched a £1 million Academic Enrichment Programme to encourage gifted students from poor areas into higher education. From September, the...
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It's a good read
The Institute of Cancer Research has received a prestigious award for its book Study Skills: A Student Survival Guide . It won a platinum award at the MarCom Creative Awards held at the end of last...
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Solitary cells of scholars cut off by loss of community
Academics feel isolated by heavy workloads and the lack of shared areas, writes Tony Tysome "I moved here, left my friends and family behind to come to a place where I don't think I've spoken to the...
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Principal's monthly meetings bring out the big issues - such as loos and draughts
It seems that it is not only social space that staff dislike sharing with students, a recent meeting at Glasgow Caledonian University showed, writes Olga Wojtas. At the latest monthly meeting between...
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A smile is real asset, economist says
Trying to keep up with the Joneses is a recipe for unhappiness, according to Vani Borooah, an economist at Ulster University, who says politicians should focus more on helping people find...
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India embarks on a quest to purge system of inequalities
The Indian Government's National Knowledge Commission has proposed comprehensive reforms to tackle inequalities in higher education. While accepting that castes and social groups contribute to...
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Kurds plan to host American University
With its fast-growing higher education sector, Iraq's northern territory is providing a haven for academics fleeing Baghdad, writes Matt Salusbury A private American University has been granted a...
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Have you got the message yet?
In this technologically sophisticated 24-hour culture you need to get with it to get in touch. Mobile marketing is the next big thing to attract students, says Harriet Swain. Welcome to the textual...
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Women at work and a dog at home
Name: William Hughes Age: 42 Job: Professor of Gothic studies at Bath Spa University. I arrived as a pallid, part-time temporary lecturer in 1993 and have been troubling students with supernatural...
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Ask the panel
Worried about your employment, maternity, pension rights? Send your questions to The Times Higher advice panel. I am increasingly working into the evening and weekends to keep up with my workload. I...