East Anglia to benefit from £4 million fund
* Universities and research institutes in East Anglia stand to benefit from a £4 million fund for enterprise. The Iceni fund comprises £1 million from the Department of Trade and Industry's...
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Biomedical ethics scheme set up
* The Wellcome Trust has set up a £4 million programme on biomedical research ethics for developing countries. The scheme was launched this week at the World Congress of the International Association...
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Brits trade ideas with their US counterparts
* British subject centres are forging links with their transatlantic cousins to exchange ideas on widening participation in higher education and its implications for teaching. Representatives from 12...
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Scots go interactive to counter skills shortage
* Scotland's colleges and universities have access to an interactive national website to keep them informed about skills shortages. Iain Gray, Scotland's enterprise, transport and lifelong learning...
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Cumbria forges £100K strategic alliance
* A new strategic alliance and participation task force has been set up to develop higher education in Cumbria. The alliance has been forged by the University of Central Lancashire, St Martin's...
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Authors offer their textbook free online
* Two academic engineers have published their textbook on the internet after it went out of print. Bruce Batchelor of Cardiff University and Paul Whelan of Dublin City University said their...
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SNP MP takes up visiting professorship
* Alex Salmond, former leader of the Scottish National Party, has been appointed visiting professor of economics at Strathclyde University. Mr Salmond began his career in the government economic...
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Tiny image wins a big prize
* Small is beautiful, according to the international Nikon microscopy competition. It has awarded a prize to Dundee University researcher Paul Andrews for his image of a tiny cancer cell dividing, in...
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Exeter v-c: we must not duck our research duty
Complacency is endangering Exeter University's status as one of Britain's most popular universities, its new new vice-chancellor believes. Steve Smith told The THES that he was demanding a "step...
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English spells trouble for dyslexic children
The complexity of English spelling makes it the most difficult European language for dyslexics, according to new research. Dundee University's literacy research group found that children classed as...
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CMI directors to stand down
The executive directors of the Cambridge-MIT Institute (CMI) are to step down in January. The CMI is looking for replacements for Alan Windle, Cambridge CMI executive director, and John Vander Sande...
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Whistleblowers: Serial tribunal-goer is victorious at last
An Asian lecturer who has made discrimination claims against at least 13 universities in about 40 separate legal cases has secured a victory against the University of Greenwich. The Ashford...
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Study verifies value of SATs
Research has produced fresh evidence that American-style aptitude tests can help to identify disadvantaged students who could flourish in higher education. Dundee University's Wider Access Study...
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NI lobbies for research cash
Northern Ireland's two universities are stepping up the fight for more research funds following the suspension of the power-sharing executive. The universities had called for urgent talks with the...
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Age gap is threat to English reforms
An influx of talented and well-trained young researchers is crucial if the UK government is to ensure education reforms are backed by data and evidence, an Organisation for Economic Cooperation and...