Phil Baty reports from the international plagiarism conference The student complaints ombudsman has attacked the "indefensible inconsistency" of punishments meted out to cheating students by...
Phil Baty reports from the international plagiarism conference Nearly one in five students admits to being unclear on how to correctly reference material taken from websites and other sources, a...
An exclusive survey reveals that Conservative popularity is rising, reports Claire Sanders The Conservative Party could be about to enjoy a small campus revival, according to an exclusive poll for...
As creationists make inroads in the UK, Steve Farrar and Jessica Shepherd find they have advocates in academe who want a biblical approach to science For the fourth time and with even greater...
Lectures on alternative explanations of the origin of life and its development should be compulsory for all biology undergraduates, a controversial sociologist has argued, writes Jessica Shepherd....
Creationists in academe have tried but have so far failed to influence university science courses in the US, an expert has told The Times Higher , writes Jessica Shepherd. John Staver, director of...
A new national network to provide support for staff teaching black and ethnic-minority students was launched this week as a report accused universities of complacency over widening participation...
Europe needs a common brand and marketing campaign to promote its higher education to prospective students worldwide, a study backed by the European Commission has concluded, writes Tony Tysome. The...
Dean reminds staff of legal duty to promote equality after receiving race-related grievances. Phil Baty reports The dean of one of UK higher education's most celebrated centres for promoting race...
Liverpool University academics will soon be jetting out to a business park 90km west of Shanghai to teach at a new university opened this month in a unique collaboration with a Chinese institution,...
KNIGHTS BACHELOR Knighthoods Roy Anderson , chief scientific adviser, Ministry of Defence. Barrington Cunliffe , professor of European archaeology, Oxford University. Richard Hunt , principal...
Absent-minded academics had good reason to nominate Melvyn Fletcher for an honour since he has rescued many a briefcase and paper file left on a car roof, writes Olga Wojtas. The parking control...
Anna Fazackerley reports on the fears sparked by the new funding models Key disciplines may face the axe in cash-strapped universities if the Government presses ahead with plans for a new metrics-...
Proposals for a metrics-based system to replace the research assessment exercise are contradictory and lack evidence, according to the Higher Education Policy Institute, writes Anthea Lipsett. The...
The Government's metrics system threatens to turn funding policy on its head, with top-rated departments facing cuts and bottom-rated departments reaping rewards, big research institutions said this...