Oxford University this week paved the way for expansion of postgraduate numbers at the expense of undergraduate places as part of a reform package designed to close a £200 million funding gap. In a...
No promises can be made about Treasury funding for higher education after 2007, Ruth Kelly warned last week, writes Paul Hill. The Education Secretary's comments will fuel fears that the Government...
Life may be tough for modern university students, but at least they are not locked in their campuses at night to stop them roaming the streets or thrashed if they fail to memorise lectures. Yet,...
And the nominees are... Find out who's in the running for the inaugural Times Higher Awards
Proposals to launch a University of Cumbria as early as August 2007 have been welcomed by the Higher Education Funding Council for England. In a report published this week, Sir Martin Harris outlines...
Cambridge University this week launches a major fundraising campaign to mark its 800th anniversary. The initiative, which will aim to raise money from alumni and corporate donors, is being unveiled...
The London School of Economics has launched a new website to help historical researchers use archives. Archives Made Easy has been developed by Stephanie Hare-Cuming, a doctoral student at LSE's...
Liverpool and Manchester universities have announced a strategic alliance on research into laser engineering. The new North West Laser Engineering Consortium will bring together expertise from both...
Toshiba is offering two scientists the chance to join its research and development team in Japan. The Toshiba Fellowship Programme, which starts in autumn 2006, is available to any PhD-level...
Thirty-six UK universities have signed up to a new scheme offering grants of £1,000 a year to students who study physics. The Institute of Physics is offering 300 bursaries worth a total of Pounds 3,...
Government-funded researchers could be required to post their publications online from next April. Proposals from the umbrella body for all research councils could mean that up to 15,000 academics -...
Josephine McAndrew, who is studying for a masters in physics at York University, spent part of her summer helping to spruce up Durham Cathedral as one of the volunteers for Cathedral Camp. The...
The Wellcome Trust this week announced a £2 billion budget for biomedical research, but its director will be making daily checks to see which of his researchers has been published. The research money...
Dorset is the location for an adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's The Travelling Companion . The film is being made this month by staff, students and graduates of Bournemouth Media School and has...
Britain's military top brass this week urged universities to set up more undergraduate courses in cultural studies, languages and conflict prevention and called for closer links between academe and...