In a snapshot internet poll for The Times Higher by the Teacher Support Network, 34 of the 68 respondents said they had experienced unwanted sexual attention from a student, writes Phil Baty....
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Students are benefiting from the success of foundation degrees, says a report published by the Quality Assurance Agency. The report says that students on foundation degree programmes have a high rate...
Edge Hill College of Higher Education has been granted taught degree-awarding powers by the Privy Council. An application for university status was being given "serious consideration", the college...
Medicine graduates are facing larger debt than ever, research has revealed. The British Medical Association's annual student finance survey shows that by the final year of their degrees, medical...
The UK's first ever doctor of business administration in higher education management has been awarded to Moira Helm of Canterbury Christ Church University. Dr Helm studied part time over three-and-a-...
In last week's issue we spelt Dr Mary Kellett's name incorrectly in an article about the first child to publish research in a mainstream academic journal.
Academics are contributing to a decline in textbook buying, according to a publishers' survey, because they are reluctant to ask cash-strapped students to pay for course materials. The research...
Middlesex University may be forced to cut its history degree programme, including its prestigious black history courses, as part of a bid to cut spending by £10 million a year. The university set up...
A merger to create a new institution for Bedfordshire has signalled the end of Luton University in its present form. Les Ebdon, Luton's vice-chancellor, signed an agreement last week to buy De...
The race is on to recruit top cancer researchers from America as Britain's biggest cancer charity dramatically ramps up its research funding. Cancer Research UK, the principal funder of cancer...
Key universities have won funding for a raft of chemistry PhD studentships in an effort to cultivate a new regiment of cancer-drug designers, writes Anna Fazackerley. In the wake of chemistry...
Can you recall which university spent £150,000 on a new logo 'that resembles a pair of breasts' and other memorable faux pas, follies and facts from the world of higher education over the past year?...
If you have ever wondered why your cat's eyes have slit pupils rather than round ones, scientists may now have the answer. Researchers from Sweden have found that our feline companions have slit...
Criminals could soon find themselves collared by some of the brightest coppers in the land as new police training arrangements with universities herald the prospect of bobbies on the beat progressing...