A Bradford University lecturer claims to be the first UK academic to abolish lectures completely in favour of podcasts. First-year students will not have go to a lecture hall to listen to Bill Ashraf...
Universities are using breaks in contract to avoid switching staff to permanent status. Claire Sanders reports Short-term contracts are still "endemic" in universities despite new European laws...
Bill Hardcastle has won an award for his work to help children and adults with speech disorders. Thirty years ago, Bill Hardcastle had three choices when moving from his native ߣߣÊÓƵ to take a...
Glasgow University has appointed Bruce Carrington , professor, head of the department of educational studies. He will take up his new post on August 1. He is currently at the School of Education,...
Some are outraged by New College's decision to share a £55 million windfall with top academics via an extra £10,000 in their salaries for three years. Jessica Shepherd reports. An Oxford University...
A group of Nobel laureates has condemned the boycott of Israel expected to be debated by the lecturers' union Natfhe this weekend. The union is set to discuss a motion calling on members to engage in...
The army of casual staff in UK universities is rarely given a voice. These workers are often too insecure to speak out about their conditions and not well-represented in departmental meetings or on...
The merger of research funding at the Department of Health and the Medical Research Council could divert millions of pounds from the other research councils, The Times Higher can reveal. Chancellor...
Human cost of the pay dispute The lecturer, the vice-chancellor and the student tell their stories Plus David Cesarani ponders anti-Semitism and double standards in academe
A Higher Education Concordat designed to cut red tape has been signed by 16 agencies, including the Department for Education and Skills, Research Councils UK, the Quality Assurance Agency and the...
The Government has unveiled plans to ensure the repayment of loans by students from all European Union countries who complete degree courses in the UK. Students will be committed to repay loans on...
Anglia Ruskin University will close its languages department in 2008-09. The decision, announced this month, could lead to up to 20 redundancies. BAs in French, German and Spanish will close and...
Access courses are an important route to higher education, particularly for mature students, says a Higher Education Funding Council for England report. More than half of students who take access...
The Royal Society is launching a study into the UK's science skills to put the debate over the closure of science departments into the broader context of the economy. Judith Howard, professor of...
HEA study finds that workloads are too heavy for junior staff. Jessica Shepherd reports Many junior academics struggle to complete the extensive workloads demanded by courses that aim to improve...