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New Babraham director

Philip Ingham has been appointed head of the Babraham Institute, succeeding Richard Dyer, who is retiring. Professor Ingham, who is in the department of developmental genetics at Sheffield University...

UCE's power-listers

A leading academic at the University of Central England has been named on a list of the most influential Asians in the UK. Professor Upkar Pardesi, dean of the UCE Business School, features in the...

Nurses worried sick

The proportion of nursing students saddled with debts of over £10,000 has doubled over the past two years, and more than half have considered dropping out as a result, reveals a survey by Nursing...

Deadline culture dogs pure research

Academics are facing tighter deadlines, smaller print runs and more pressure to "dumb down" if they want to get their work published, according to research. Jon Nixon and Jerry Wellington of...

Value of joint science-arts venture called into doubt

A multimillion-pound scheme bringing together scientists and artists has come under scathing attack from a former supporter. Little good work has emerged from the Sciart initiative, with scientists "...

V-cs want free thinker to take top Hefce job

Defending universities' independence from Whitehall will be a key priority for the next chief executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for England, vice-chancellors argued this week,...

Intake is up but UK trails world trend

Expansion slows but despite a shrinking share of the international cake, Britain remains an attractive destination both for foreign students and for academics Britain's rapid university expansion has...

The global economy's come to town: all welcome

Ministers urged to rethink funding

Ministers must ensure that UK researchers are funded at the same levels as their overseas competitors, the new head of the country's vice-chancellors' umbrella body, said this week. Drummond Bone,...

The university of hard knocks and heartache

Are you a bully or the victim of bullying? Judging by the response to The Times Higher 's request for academics to share their experiences of aggressive colleagues, the problem is common to UK...

Course burden 'hits quality'

The rapid expansion of foundation degrees is putting lecturers under so much pressure that they do not have time to keep on top of their subject knowledge, The Times Higher has been told. Lecturers...

Dying in limelight at birth of new unit

The UK's first research centre devoted to death will be launched at Bath University this week, as more than 200 academics gather to discuss an increasing worldwide fascination with mortality. The...

Research learns lessons from PhDs' movements

Almost half of PhD graduates in the UK move out of the region they study in, according to preliminary findings unveiled at the UK Grad conference this week. Some 47 per cent of PhD graduates move to...

Post-exam application will generate 'panic'

The battle lines over the Government's proposed reform of the admissions system emerged this week as old universities warned against creating a last-minute "panic" for places. Last week ministers...

Migrant GPs plug deficit

International students enrolled at ߣߣÊÓƵ's medical schools are helping to overcome a critical shortage of general practitioners, especially in rural areas. The federal Government realised last...