BA accused of 'old boy' bias over £1m grant
The British Academy has been accused of "old boys' favouritism" after awarding a prestigious £1 million research grant to one of its fellows and withholding a further £1 million that had originally...
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Credibility fears delay students' staff audit
The government's flagship student satisfaction survey could be delayed for at least two years after the project steering group raised serious concerns that academics' and universities' reputations...
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Brown's man sidesteps industry row
The man charged with kick-starting the UK's knowledge economy by forcing universities to work more closely with business is set to surprise ministers by opting for a softly-softly approach. Richard...
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Natfhe will make BNP 'dance with glee'
Lecturers' union Natfhe is playing into the hands of extremist parties by refusing to teach their members, said Patrick Harrington, the former National Front official who won a landmark 1980s High...
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In the news: Robert Mundell
Robert Mundell, professor of economics at Columbia University, is often credited with inventing the European single currency, although he sees himself as just "one of several godfathers". For over 40...
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Appointments
* Joan Chandler, sociologist and deputy head of the University of Plymouth Graduate School, has been chosen to serve as chair of the British Sociological Association. * Theo Viljoen, designated...
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Protesters play 'spot the similarity' over cutbacks
Leicester University students who are protesting over plans to restructure their department have joined forces with Birmingham University students who have been through a similar experience. Students...
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Pawn in drinking game?
Chess fans could find themselves out on the piece more often if they take up a boozy variant of the game, designed by an art student at Leeds University. Drinking Games is the brainchild of Susan...
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UK research to sit international maths test
A team of the world's top mathematicians is about to find out how good the UK is at the subject. The 13-strong group plans to descend on Britain in December as part of a project to assess British...
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War of letters on MRC
The Commons Science and Technology Committee was drawn into a public squabble with the Department of Trade and Industry last week over the committee's damning report on the Medical Research Council....
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Withholding exam results from debtors may be unlawful
Universities may be acting illegally if they withhold exam results from students who owe them money, an education lawyer has warned after the Office of Fair Trading forced Kingston University to...
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Lib Dems plan tough standards
Many honours degree courses could be forcibly downgraded to foundation degree status if they failed to meet rigorous inspection demands under Liberal Democrat plans for higher education. Lib Dem...
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Tories 'have got numbers wrong'
Nearly 80,000 student places would have to be slashed to cover a multimillion pound deficit under Conservative Party plans for funding higher education, according to a new economic analysis, writes...
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Industry tie no road to riches
Many UK universities are being overambitious about how much revenue they will be able to generate through business links and innovation activities, says Richard Lambert, who is running the government...
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Narrow focus key to London innovation
London needs to concentrate on just three of its 40 higher education institutions to turn around its poor innovation record, according to Sir Derek Roberts, provost and president of University...