UCE proposes Aston merger
The University of Central England has agreed to dissolve and merge with Aston University to create an institution that would rival Birmingham University in size. UCE governors gave their approval on...
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'Blundering' reforms will blight Scots universities
One of the UK's leading authorities on devolution has condemned ministers for leaving Scotland's universities facing an uncertain future in the wake of their "blundering" English higher education...
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Tories name top-up troops
A new shadow education team will be leading Conservative opposition to top-up fees. The team, which was appointed under Tim Yeo, shadow health and education secretary late last week, includes Tom...
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Whistleblowers: BA to be probed on £2m award
Parliament's spending watchdog plans to examine allegations of "old-boy favouritism" at the British Academy following investigations by The THES . The House of Commons public accounts committee has...
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Pilot angry at terror slur
An aviation student at Leeds University told of his shock this week when he discovered that he had been identified as a suspected terrorist and subjected to a Special Branch investigation. Mimbar Ali...
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Rebel MPs unmoved as fee juggernaut rolls on
In spite of intense government arm-twisting, Labour's tuition-fee refuseniks show little sign of backing down. But will they hang together as ministers press ahead? The government faces an uphill...
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Wage war on media fictions, MP urges
A gulf between scientists and government is forcing ill-informed policy-makers to rely on media scare stories and pressure groups, the Royal Institution has heard. Evan Harris, a new member of the...
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All kinds of everything for Dana's taboo-free zone
Scientists stood sipping champagne and politely tried not to stare at the pregnant man circulating among them at last week's launch of the UK's latest attempt to communicate science to the public,...
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Primate centre's future in doubt
Speculation grew this week about whether a new monkey research centre would ever be built in Cambridge, despite a landmark decision by the government to allow the project to go ahead, writes Anna...
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TV show tempts academics with custard and breasts
Some 150 scientists volunteered to take part in an anarchic television show that aims to inject student humour into the laboratory with experiments involving breasts, custard and explosives. Despite...
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Ministers fail to halt war of words over dual support
Leading academics this week pledged to keep fighting for a fundamental rethink of university research funding, despite an attempt by the government to draw a line under the debate, writes Anna...
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Price of policy put at £230m
The government and the higher education sector could save tens of millions in administration costs by scrapping the dual-support system that funds university research, according to a report. An...
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Influential teaching technique rubbished
One of the most influential trends in university teaching has been rubbished as "intellectually bankrupt" and damaging to students in a study for the Learning and Skills Development Agency. The...
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Medics' debt rises to £17,000
The average fifth-year medical student is more than £17,000 in debt, according to the British Medical Association's annual survey of student finance. This is only slightly less than the basic annual...
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HE 'not ready' for laws on equality
Universities could face a "flood" of claims under legislation that outlaws discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation or religious belief because they are not prepared. Kate Heasman,...