Blackboard chalks up victory over its rival
Two of the leading players in the global educational technology market are to merge. Washington DC-based Blackboard is to acquire its direct competitor, WebCT, in a $180 million (£102 million) deal...
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Failure is not an option, Newby reveals
The closure of a major UK university would "erode the public's confidence" in higher education, Sir Howard Newby said this week in a clear sign that the Government would not allow troubled...
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Retirement rethink
Current lecturers will retain their right to retire at 60 after the Government abandoned plans to extend the statutory public-sector retirement age to 65. In a compromise deal, designed to head off...
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Cancer Research coup
Cancer Research UK and Cambridge University have recruited world-renowned scientists Bruce Ponder and Fiona Watt to lead their £45 million state-of-the-art research institute. Professor Ponder, known...
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Bristol to help Africa
Staff and students from Bristol University will take part in a project to improve the quality of teaching in one of the world's most deprived areas. The Graduate School of Education led a successful...
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LSE study memorial
Political science students at the London School of Economics will benefit from a £1,500 prize being set up in memory of Iain Crawford, one of the architects of the Government's top-up fees policy,...
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The web goes wider
A new website has joined the quest to help widen university participation. The site, www.freshties.com, provides links to student mentors for those from non-traditional backgrounds who are interested...
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Correction
The article "OU acts on quality concerns" (October 14) incorrectly named the Central School of Speech and Drama as an institution whose degrees are validated by the OU. The Central School was granted...
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Rammell ups cash support for part-timers
The Government this week announced a multimillion-pound funding boost for part-time students in England, including grants to help pay fees for the poorest students. Bill Rammell, the Higher Education...
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Tasty little potboilers for unreformed men
Racy Reformation potboilers touted as popular among Frenchwomen may have been a ploy to attract male readers in search of titillation, according to new research. Pollie Bromilow, a lecturer in French...
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At-risk subjects see resurgence in student interest
University courses feared to be vulnerable to closure, such as mathematics and the sciences, saw a rise in the number of undergraduates admitted this year, according to the latest figures. Data from...
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Bullying rife in RAE run-up
The research assessment exercise is a major cause of the bullying taking place at universities, a survey on bullying by The Times Higher suggests. One in ten university staff who responded to the...
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Inspired choice
Wendy Hall, head of the School of Electronics and Computer Science at Southampton University, has been named an Inspiring Woman in 2005 by the Fawcett Society. The Fawcett campaign celebrates women's...
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Dead loans boss awarded £35k for unfair dismissal
Ron Harrison, fired as chief executive of the Student Loans Company in 1995 for alleged gross misconduct, has won more than £35,000 compensation - five years after his death, writes Olga Wojtas....
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Rivalry for MBA recruits hots up
Britain's business schools face increasingly fierce competition from abroad for MBA students as overseas governments plough millions of pounds into domestic MBA programmes. UK schools fear that...