Thumbs down for £9K hellos
Plans to pay "golden hellos" of up to £9,000 to new lecturers in shortage subjects from next year will not solve the recruitment crisis and could lead to an explosion in employment disputes,...
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In the news: Philip James
For a man charged with tackling obesity, Philip James has clearly not lost sight of the joy of food, writes Claire Sanders. The chairman of the International Obesity Taskforce lists one of his...
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Appointments
Lord Butler, master of University College, Oxford, secretary of the cabinet and head of the home civil service between 1988 and 1998, and Lord Morris, chancellor of the University of Glamorgan and...
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Business bid to steer courses
Employers and politicians want universities to play a greater role in economic growth - but at what cost? Employers are calling for universities to be harnessed to local, regional and national...
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NorthWest Science: A meeting of minds on a single mission
Northwest Science is a model of best practice, according to the Council for Industry and Higher Education, drawing together businesses and economic development organisations with academic communities...
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Investor's search for prospects pays off for Edinburgh start-ups
A chance remark from a Scottish businessman to a banking colleague has led to a better deal for new companies formed to exploit research at the University of Edinburgh. Geoffrey Thomson, chief...
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Next week
Reassessment Panel chairs turn on research assessment exercise Bush babble Alan Cienti looks at the US president's unusual use of language London's Leonardo The life and work of Robert Hooke reviewed...
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Call for access aid
Universities should get cash to teach potential students how to access grants, according to a report published this week. The recommendation - intended to attract students from poor backgrounds - was...
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US fees jump by a quarter
American public and private universities are raising their tuition fees for the coming year by as much as 25 per cent - more than 17 times the rate of inflation. The increases inspired one member of...
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Students help save forests in Lebanon
Specialists and students from two Lebanese universities joined international experts in saving Lebanon's historic cedar woodlands from a newly discovered species of parasitic wasp. Lebanon's...
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Monash to set up an e-press
ߣߣÊÓƵ's Monash University is establishing an electronic press to publish journals and other academic resources online in competition with commercial publishers. Melbourne-based Monash said the e-...
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Striking lecturers call for rise in budget in Nigeria
Nigeria's 37 state universities have remained closed since the start of 2003 as a result of industrial action by the 12,000-member Academic Staff Union of Universities. The union is angry over the...
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Polish graduates struggle to find jobs in free-market system
Students graduating from Polish universities are finding it increasingly difficult to find employment, according to government statistics. Figures from the ministry of economy, labour and social...
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French to reform teacher training
Teacher training reforms announced by French education minister Luc Ferry will place more emphasis on practical skills and focus on areas such as combating illiteracy. Closer collaboration between...
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Minister attacks Italian science
Relations between Italian education and research minister Letizia Moratti and scientists have deteriorated after she delivered an attack on their productivity and privileges. The minister angered...