A healthy prognosis but note the risks
London leads the world in healthcare research and provision but its diverse and expanding population leaves no room for complacency, writes Pat Hughes London has produced more Nobel prizewinners in...
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We can all be winners
As well as showcasing our universities, the 2012 Olympic Games are a chance to promote social inclusion among all cultures and classes, writes Michael Driscoll The 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic...
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Where the world meets to learn, earn and discover
Whatever foreign students are looking for, the 'knowledge capital' has it, says Geoffrey Copland London acts as a gateway to the UK for investment and foreign trade and is a major attraction for...
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London index page
 London supplement Published in The Times Higher on November 9 2006  Introduction  London's universities span the city in a web of undergraduate teaching, adult learning and research. The...
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Leading scientist faces censure
An internationally renowned UK academic is to be called before a disciplinary panel to answer allegations of "scientific malpractice" over research findings published in one of the world's leading...
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Cleaners called on to mop up tears
Forget personal tutors - heartbroken, overworked or just generally stressed out students at Sheffield Hallam University are turning to professionally trained cleaners for emotional support, The Times...
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'We are going to develop individual DNA databases for each clan'
John Gow is setting up a service for people across the world to trace their genetic Scottish ancestry The traditional test of whether someone is a true Scot is said to involve kilts and what is worn...
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On the move...
John Harper , professor and vice-principal of Robert Gordon University, has been appointed to the new post of senior vice-principal and deputy vice-chancellor (academic development and quality). *...
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History is in bunker
Birmingham University has dropped courses in history and heritage while retaining a golf management degree in the same faculty, raising fears that commercial goals are eroding higher education's role...
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Queen's gets key to Russell club door
The Russell Group of top research universities this week opened its doors to a new member for the first time since its inception at London's Russell Hotel in 1994. The twentieth member of the group...
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Next week
What's up postdoc? What do PhD students get up to, besides pondering life's little mysteries such as 'Jaffa: cake or biscuit?' We give the lowdown
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Mergers raise fears
Subject specialisms could be lost if smaller colleges are forced to merge or close, Pamela Taylor, chairwoman of GuildHE, said this week. She issued the warning in Birmingham at the annual conference...
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LMU loses appeal
London Metropolitan University has failed in its attempt to overturn an employment tribunal's ruling that it unfairly dismissed 23 lecturers. The Employment Appeals Tribunal rejected London Met's...
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Government inquiries
MPs are to launch two major inquiries into higher education, the first taking a broad-ranging look at the sustainability of universities and colleges. In a statement this week, the Commons Education...