Anger at patent 'gold rush' claims
The UK Patent Office has reacted angrily to Royal Society claims that pressure from cash-hungry universities is leading to inappropriate patents being granted, writes Anna Fazackerley. A report on...
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Human shield set for Palestine
A PhD student from Queen Mary, University of London, was travelling to Palestine yesterday to become a human shield. Lina Jamoul, a student in human geography, has volunteered to take part in non-...
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National laws hinder scholar mobility in Europe
The Bologna Declaration's aim of increased student and academic mobility across Europe is being impeded by differences in labour and social laws as well as by working conditions, European academic...
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Doubting Thomases turn eyes to new age
Easter Sunday might prick the conscience of lapsed churchgoers, but as congregations continue to shrink, alternative spiritualities have never been more popular. The spreading influence of new-age...
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Classes divide over fees issues
The size of the task that faced the government as it grappled with the reform of student funding has been revealed in a research document that exposes stark differences between different income...
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Expensive research 'is wasted'
The gulf between academics and policy-makers means that much of the £1.4 billion that the government spends on research each year is wasted, Parliament's spending watchdog has warned. The National...
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UK group to train Egyptians
A British-led consortium has won a £9 million contract to train managers embarking on an ambitious programme to reform Egypt's education system. The Educational Leadership Consortium, headed by...
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Politics up in arms at cuts
Politics departments across England are under threat as funding changes threaten to sever the vital link between research and teaching at a time of increasing student demand. The funding council...
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Dirt dished on errors in soil study guide
Numerous factual errors have been discovered in a University of London study guide used by students for the past six years. A Trinidad-based tutor who lectures students sitting the university's...
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Ultraversity opens to 'lost' students
An online undergraduate degree built around individual learners' needs was launched by Anglia Polytechnic University's Ultralab this week. The first cohort for the Ultraversity degree will be limited...
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Virtual vendors 'fall short'
Virtual learning environment vendors do not provide enough facilities to meet the teaching and learning needs of further and higher education, UK e-learning specialists from more than 40 universities...
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UK film has talent but not backing
British universities have helped fuel the rapid growth of the country's creative industries, but this drive has not been matched by policy-makers, particularly those responsible for film policy,...
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Feed back as a way to go forward
Written comments may be a traditional way to communicate with students, but are they really useful to those on the receiving end, asks Paul Orsmond As a tutor, almost the last thing I do before...
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Teaching: on the front line
What is your experience of teaching? Pat Leon asks teachers how they manage Name: Jane Clarbour Age: 43 Job: Lecturer in social psychology and forensic psychology, University of York. Salary: £23,292...
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Revamped RAE to start a year early
The next research assessment exercise is to be brought forward by 12 months to 2007, forcing universities to begin their preparations within two years. The new timing better aligns the RAE with...