Boris backs expansion
All who want to go to university should be allowed to do so but no one should pretend that the institutions and courses they choose are equal, the Shadow Education Minister Boris Johnson said this...
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London jobs face axe in wake of funding shake-up
London universities are likely to lose at least 2,300 academic posts if plans to restructure the National Health Service budget go ahead, it has been claimed. London Higher, the umbrella organisation...
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College of Law to offer degrees
The College of Law has become the first private-sector provider to be granted degree-awarding powers under more flexible regulations introduced by the Government two years ago. The college, whose 7,...
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Sector brings in £45bn to UK
Universities add more cash to the economy than aviation and drug firms, finds Anna Fazackerley Universities contribute £45 billion to the UK economy, placing them above the pharmaceutical and...
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Dispute dispatches
St Andrews University found itself in an absurd situation this week as the Association of University Teachers tried to prevent it imposing a 12.5 per cent local pay deal on AUT members who voted to...
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Top cop gets £20K more than professor
Academic salaries still trail those for equivalent posts in other public-sector professions. Chloe Stothart looks at the findings of a Times Higher survey. Professors continue to be paid...
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QAA fears bid to beat boycott will erode standards
Complaints lead watchdog to state its quality audits will remain rigorous The quality watchdog has warned universities not to put their academic standards in "peril" as they introduce emergency...
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Hunt: 'proud to lead' pay fight
Despite the stalled pay talks, union head Sally Hunt is upbeat at the AUT conference. Phil Baty reports Sally Hunt, general secretary of the Association of University Teachers, is to tell members...
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Elitism charge is challenged
Flagging fields benefit as first cohort of gifted pupils head for campus, says Claire Sanders Super-bright children from disadvantaged homes are finding their way into elite universities and shortage...
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Drawing the crowds
Drawing the crowds: the cartoonist Steve Bell returned to Leeds University, his alma mater, for the launch of his new exhibition, Steve Bell Does Art , at the University Gallery. He began drawing...
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Roehampton first to teach citizenship to freshers
Academics are to prepare student courses on citizenship in a groundbreaking project at Roehampton University. More than 20 staff at Roehampton will attend workshops to learn how to present the...
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Local, and global, markets promise a good return
Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community The £1.1 million grant that Karl Dayson's research team has won from the Government can hardly be attributed directly to its success in last year's...
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Scholars, get wise, not just smart
Universities should help people acquire wisdom rather than knowledge - this is the rallying cry of a growing band of academics who want to revolutionise the nature of academic inquiry. Friends of...
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HND interest wanes
The market for two-year sub-degrees has shrunk significantly since the Government introduced its flagship foundation degree five years ago, new figures reveal. Data provided for The Times Higher by...
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Now, where to put that knitted cactus... a lair with more flair
Black walls, gold Venetian blinds, a chandelier and a breathtakingly eclectic collection of objects from knitted cactuses to an inflatable kangaroo - who would work in a room like this? The answer is...