Have BMW, will invest in alma mater
Academic institutions must do much more to promote giving from their graduates, a fundraising expert said this week. Adrian Beney (pictured) told a meeting of university officials involved in the...
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'George Fox 6' could be jailed over protest
Six students at Lancaster University could be jailed for staging a protest on university premises against the "commercialisation of university research". The case is prompting concerns that this...
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Hefce's grant plan 'perverse'
Universities with the highest student drop-out rates would make substantial financial gains under reforms to teaching grants being considered by the Higher Education Funding Council for England. The...
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Italy revs up to promote prestige
Italian universities' spending on promotional initiatives to attract students has soared from €2 million (£1.4 million) to €20 million in less than five years. Competition for students has led many...
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US hackers target student databases to steal identities
US universities have a new problem on their hands: identity thieves are hacking into their databases and stealing students' personal information in order to obtain credit illegally. Universities...
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Jailed scientist granted parole
Detained Belarusian scientist Yury Bandazheuski, former rector of Gomel Medical University and an Amnesty International "prisoner of conscience", has been released on parole. He became eligible for...
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EU gives £10m boost to security research
The European Union is pumping millions into security-related research - projects valued at €15 million (£10 million) were announced last month alone. The money forms the second of three tranches of...
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Institutions lead key programmes
Universities and colleges are leading several key European Union-funded security projects, writes Keith Nuthall. A study co-ordinated by the Austrian Academy of Sciences will develop guidelines on...
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Funding fears for basic projects
Academics are concerned that pressure to cut European Union funding and a greater focus on security issues could lead to less cash for basic research in universities, writes Keith Nuthall. John Smith...
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We must study the real world, not our world view
Paul Irwing on ethical issues raised by his controversial research on gender and IQ reported in last week's Times Higher As a small boy, I first became interested in what I later learnt to be the...
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Alison Wolf
It was a ruthless pursuit of quality rather than enormous wealth that helped the University of California get to the top Clark Kerr is the only vice-chancellor I can think of who was a global legend...
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Belly laughs from looking in the clowns' mirror
Waiting for Godot Theatre Royal Bath, Sir Peter Hall's 50th anniversary production, until September 3 A good belly laugh was the last thing that I expected when I settled down in my seat to watch Sir...
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Flirting by numbers
Edmund White, author and Princeton University professor, revealed at The Times Higher 's event at the Edinburgh International Book Festival that during a conversation with Catherine Millet, author of...
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Soton lines up a new image
A new name demands a new logo and Southampton Solent University, formerly Southampton Institute, has taken a particularly bold line - a series of bold lines, in fact, that bear a distinct resemblance...
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Boxing film goes down a storm
Academics at Louisana State University sought diversions as the state was pounded by Hurricane Katrina. Dana Brown, professor of landscape architecture, who also studies storm water management, fled...