Call to raise job hopes for young academics
Scottish universities must do more to improve career prospects for young academics if they are to remain internationally competitive in research, according to a report. The Royal Society of Edinburgh...
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Who's in who's out?
LEICESTER Claudio Mezzetti, former professor of economics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has returned to Europe to join Leicester University. Professor Mezzetti, Leicester's new...
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Wanted: MBA faculty who don't have a fear of flying
Most people will have heard of flying doctors but Luton University is looking to recruit flying faculty. The academics will join the university's Business School to deliver MBAs to students around...
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Spin-offs dominate enterpriseshortlist
An Oxford University spin-off that develops treatments for cancer has been shortlisted for a prestigious new award, writes Jessica Shepherd. Avidex Ltd is one of six spin-offs among the nine...
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Drug specialist doubles value
A team of Oxford University chemists looks set to pocket millions from a spin-off company that has doubled its value to £58 million in under a year. VASTox plc was started two years ago when six...
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Skies stay dark for astronomypostdocs
Only 20 per cent of PhD students in astronomy will manage to secure jobs in their field, according to a new report. An investigation by the Royal Astronomical Society found that while it is easy for...
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At-risk subjects get £22m shot in the arm
Multimillion pound initiatives have been unveiled to draw together "world-class cadres of researchers" in area studies and languages in the latest move to protect "strategic subjects" vulnerable to...
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Sleight of hand and a little stardust
JOHN BROWN magician, astronomer royal for scotland and regius professor of astronomy John Brown, Astronomer Royal for Scotland and regius professor of astronomy at Glasgow University, e-mails The...
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Tangled in a web of regulation on the net
The Times Higher examines how some countries restrict freedom on the internet Academics in most countries take the web and unfettered e-mail access for granted. They exchange ideas and information,...
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China can log on if it stays on message
The Times Higher examines how some countries restrict freedom on the internet Academics and students in China are facing increasingly sophisticated attempts to rein in the web. Rules brought into...
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Mugabe bid to curb ISPs hits critics
The Times Higher examines how some countries restrict freedom on the internet Zimbabwean academics and students have been affected by, but not specifically targeted for, internet and e-mail...
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Belarus controls online traffic, blocks sites and monitors its students
The Times Higher examines how some countries restrict freedom on the internet E-mail and mobile phones played vital roles in the Rose and Orange revolutions in Georgia and Ukraine, but the Government...
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Elite want to make a break
The council that represents ߣߣÊÓƵn universities is on the brink of breaking up, with the eight research-intensive universities calling for radical changes in the way it operates. The ߣߣÊÓƵn...
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European research opportunities hailed
As consultations on the European Research Council conclude, universities in its 25 member states see it and the Seventh Framework Programme for research as new opportunities. Jerzy Buzek, former...
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Cheats force rejig of US test
The entrance exam for US graduate schools is being revamped and expanded after widespread cheating. Some 500,000 people a year take the Graduate Record Exam in 180 countries. The test will change in...