Don't overpromote your university, v-cs warned
Universities that overpromote themselves in the 2006 fee and bursary market and then fail to live up to expectations could struggle to recruit students in the long term, vice-chancellors were told...
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'We aren't making widgets'
Sheffield University has conducted in-depth research into what teenagers and existing students expect from undergraduate life to help it develop the right sales pitch. One of its findings was that...
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International awards to reward excellence 1
The multibillion-pound business of recruiting overseas students has become a key issue for UK higher education and something of a political hot potato over the past year, writes Tony Tysome. But as...
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International awards to reward excellence 2
If universities measure their worth by their impact on the real world, then those in the Commonwealth are strongly placed to demonstrate their value, writes David Jobbins. In often adverse financial...
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Don't go soft, tell the truth and shame the devil
Examiners have a duty not to whitewash their reports, argues Bob Brecher As the external examining season gets into full swing, it's worth thinking about how we should meet our intellectual...
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Bring them in on your coat-tails
You can't start too early or do too much to sign up students for your subject. Harriet Swain dons her free lab coat for a tour of the techniques being used to ensure full courses For you, chemistry...
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A campus-wide effort to instil entrepreneurial spirit
Manchester is helping innovative students take their ideas to market, says Robert Phillips Five years ago, 12 centres were set up with government investment to empower students to transfer...
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Teacher audit
* Name : James Elander * Age : 40-something * Job : Principal lecturer, department of psychology, London Metropolitan University. I teach health psychology, research how people with chronic illnesses...
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Cardiff to take part in audit of stress
Government health and safety watchdogs are to carry out a "stress audit" across the higher education sector. The Health and Safety Executive said this week that over the next 18 months it will target...
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Who's in who's out?
Edinburgh Ian Wilmut, head of the Roslin Institute team that created Dolly the sheep, has been appointed to a chair in reproductive science at Edinburgh University. This is one of two new chairs in...
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Dundee leaves brief open to attract top legal thinkers
Dundee University plans to bolster its law department with the appointment of three professorial chairs. In this week's Times Higher , Dundee is advertising to replace an existing professor who is...
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Arts given a research council
Arts and humanities researchers were given their own research council this week, putting the discipline on an equal footing with the sciences. From April 1, the sector will be funded by the Arts and...
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Anglia set to drop 'poly' from title
The Privy Council looks set to be asked to endorse Anglia University as the new name for the last UK institution to include the word "polytechnic" in its title, writes Paul Hill. David Tidmarsh, vice...
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Whodunnit? It was probably this scientist...
Cancer researcher Chris McCabe has just completed his most novel experiment to date. Or more precisely, he has just completed his most experimental novel to date. Dr McCabe is a lecturer in...
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Poor English skills force foreign students to use translators
Overseas students are employing professional translators to help them write essays and dissertations because their English is so poor, The Times Higher has learnt. The problem came to light this week...