Faculty blooms after near-death
Anna Fazackerley takes the temperature at a troubled south-coast university Weeks after narrowly escaping the axe, the chemistry department at Sussex University is set to double its student numbers,...
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Sussex rebels pray for coup
The small, leafy campus of Sussex University looked remarkably serene in the sunshine last Friday. But behind closed office doors the mood was mutinous. The boldest members of staff were adding their...
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Scientists have no time to talk to public
Time pressures are preventing a generation of young researchers from communicating their science to the public, the Royal Society said this week. About 64 per cent of those who took part in a survey...
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Nursing students complain the most
Adjudicator finds health-allied lecturers top grievance list, says Phil Baty Academics in nursing and subjects allied to health face more complaints from their students than colleagues in any other...
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Union blames 'miscalculation' as axe hangs over 35 jobs
Business and languages lecturers at Liverpool John Moores University are threatening industrial action over plans to axe 35 jobs. The university issued a statement last Friday announcing the cuts as...
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V-cs say jobs will go if staff vote 'no'
A higher pay bill will put strain on university funds, writes Phil Baty The growing left-wing campaign against the 13.1 per cent higher education pay offer could cost more academic jobs in a sector...
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Income gains may backfire
Academics who have worked hard to bring in extra revenue to universities need to brace themselves for a tight spending review, according to experts. The leak this week of an early draft of an...
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Durham eyes postgrad market
University 'relies too heavily' on its popularity among undergraduates, reports Phil Baty Durham University is to offer hundreds of new postgraduate places in a bid to rebalance its student...
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PhDs told to avoid too much teaching
Postgraduates must resist pressure from managers to take on a teaching load so heavy that it affects their research, a conference has heard. John McKenzie, a PhD researcher and teaching assistant in...
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Top-up teens want more for their money
An exclusive poll looks at what sixthformers expect from university. Jessica Shepherd reports The top-up fee generation of students want more for their money, including higher standards of teaching...
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Top teachers win £10k for making an outstanding impact
England's and Northern Ireland's top 50 university teachers and learning support staff were announced this week, writes Jessica Shepherd. The Higher Education Academy chose the winners from 242...
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Adding water to organic seeds of change
LIORA LAZARUS LAW LECTURER AND DRAFTING SECRETARY TO THE OXFORD GOVERNANCE WORKING PARTY When Liora Lazarus stood up to speak in Oxford University's congregation last November she surprised many...
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Docked pay deal
Canterbury Christ Church University - the last institution threatening not to return salary withheld from staff taking part in the cancelled industrial action over pay - has struck a deal with the...
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Giant money-spinner
Cambridge University contributes billions to the national economy, according to a report from research firm Library House. "If the university did not exist, more than £50 billion and more than 150,...
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Healthy collaboration
A £4 million government grant will kickstart the creation of a "super healthcare university", the result of a collaboration between three higher education institutions. St George's Medical School and...