Small-screen sociology
Leading academics in sociology met at Liverpool University this week for a conference to celebrate the centenary of the university's department of sociology, social policy and social work studies....
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Double college rebrand
University College Worcester has been granted university status by the Privy Council. It has been re-named the University of Worcester. Meanwhile, University College Northampton, which recently won...
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Lancashire ties knot
The University of Central Lancashire has announced that Westlakes Research Institute has formally joined the university. The move will mean research collaboration in genetics, health and...
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A century of Kiwi glory
A conference this weekend organised by De Montfort University will discuss New Zealand All Blacks' century-long dominance of rugby union - and the forces that have shaped the game in New Zealand and...
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Scientists want time to talk
Universities should give scientists more time and greater rewards for communicating their subject to the public, this week's British Association for the Advancement of Science (BA) festival heard....
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UEL lands at top of its own league
How the QAA plus points outweighed the minuses The University of East London has beaten local rivals, including the elite King's College London, to top a new league table of teaching quality -...
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Close to 'ideal of a pure scientist'
As winners of the Lasker research prize celebrate, can they look forward to a Nobel? One might expect the father of DNA fingerprinting - a technique that has convicted murderers and rapists,...
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Prize for an 'original guy' is 'long overdue'
Ed Southern's great discovery may have been a simple one, but it opened the door to the detailed analysis of genetics that scientists now take for granted, writes Anna Fazackerley. Adrian Bird,...
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'Sexy' courses trail traditional in student poll
Students are more satisfied with traditional academic subjects than new "sexy" vocational disciplines such as media studies, suggests the first national student satisfaction survey. Figures leaked to...
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US roadshow targets Scots to cash in on fees fears
Americans have long had a love affair with Scotland, being particularly fond of its golf and whisky, but now it seems that US universities are after Scottish students as well, writes Paul Hill. An...
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Academic refugees put strain on council
It is probably a safe bet that Marie Inamahoro (not her real name) is the only medic living in her grim, graffiti-daubed council tower block in Glasgow's notorious Gorbals area. It is hardly a...
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Blair to boost Indian links
A multimillion-pound deal to encourage more collaboration between British and Indian universities was due to be signed by Tony Blair and his Indian counterpart, Manmohan Singh, this week. Mr Blair...
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Israel curbs overseas universities
Foreign universities' operations in Israel have been given until next June to become Israeli institutions. Insiders say the effect of a change in the law passed by the Knesset this year may signify...
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Anti-drug law focuses on poor and minorities
An American law that withholds university tuition assistance from students convicted of selling or possessing drugs seems to be affecting poor and non-white students more often than wealthier white...
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Take bee line to safety
Romanian students have trained honeybees to find landmines as part of a project funded by Microsoft. The team started work with the bees after US researchers found that chemicals from landmines often...