Female line-up for Kirk
An Edinburgh University academic may become the first woman to break through the Church of Scotland's so-called stained-glass ceiling later this month. Alison Elliot, associate director of Edinburgh...
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Senior staff seek big rewards
Many universities will struggle to recruit high-calibre senior staff unless they can offer better cash incentives and more job satisfaction, a national survey has found. Institutions outside the top...
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AUT left to fight alone as Natfhe warms to pay deal
The Association of University Teachers could be left to fight alone for a better pay deal as public-sector union Unison joined the Transport and General Workers Union in accepting a pay offer this...
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V-cs told to boost ties with business
A senior business adviser has questioned whether universities are doing enough to exploit their links with the private sector. Colin Horwath, a senior partner at corporate services company KPMG, told...
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Next week
Join us for a spin... ...on the road to success with the legendary University of the M25. Our new column gives the good news about campus life. It's fast, it's fun, it's the future - and it doesn't...
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Natfhe agrees pay deal
Lecturers' union Natfhe has voted to accept a two-year pay deal from further education college employers, consisting of a 3 per cent rise backdated to August and a 0.5 per cent increase backdated to...
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Men need not apply
The four surviving women's colleges in Oxford and Cambridge must be protected from admitting men, according to a campaign launched by female students this week. The governing body at St Hilda's...
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Green research push
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council is awarding almost £23 million to universities for research into greener urban living. The council is keen to fund major consortia involving...
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Science centre launch
A network of science learning centres has been announced by the Department for Education and Science and the Wellcome Trust. They will offer courses and facilities to school teachers and other...
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Foundation expertise
Foundation Degree Forward is to conduct a survey of further education colleges to find out how many want an independent validation service for foundation degrees. FDF's management board, which met...
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£17m aerospace award
Cambridge, Cranfield, Durham, Loughborough, Nottingham and Oxford universities, Imperial College London and Queen's University Belfast are to share £17.3 million in government funding for civil...
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Health academics voice fears over NHSU takeover
Health academics are worried that the National Health Service University could drive them out of higher education. Delegates at a health educators' conference hosted by lecturers' union Natfhe...
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Medicine falls down on access initiatives
Medical students warned the government last week that it was not doing enough to widen participation in medicine, and suggested that top-up fees would make the situation worse, writes Anna...
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Student scriptwriters launch online soap with audience input
If the trials and tribulations of TV soap-opera characters such as Dirty Den or Ken Barlow make you wish you could rewrite the plot, students at De Montfort University may have the answer. Students...
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Mentors count personal costs
Students who mentor disadvantaged young people frequently suffer demoralisation, loss of confidence and feelings of personal failure as a result, research shows. Mentoring is promoted in many of the...