Scholars fuel row on Church gay policy
Academic theologians are challenging the leadership of the Anglican Church over its "authoritarian" stance on gays. The Church is in turmoil following the Windsor Report, commissioned by Rowan...
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Suffolk plans quids in
The University Campus Suffolk project is set to receive a £12.5 million cash injection. Subject to government authorisation, the East of England Development Agency has approved the new grant to help...
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Spin-offs spin gold
IP2IPO, the company dedicated to exploiting intellectual property, has made £3.6 million from its work with university spin-off companies over the past six months, interim accounts show. According to...
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More places confirmed
Latest figures from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service show that out of 511,669 applicants for courses starting this year, 387,662 have had their places confirmed. This compares with...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 "...
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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,...
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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...
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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,...
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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...