Bum steer?
The Diary is relieved to hear that it's not just us with a schoolboy sense of humour. Apparently, several of the research councils's press officers suggested to their chief executives that the name...
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Sensitive strokes
The British women's curling team, who last week collected gold at the Winter Olympics, were given their winning edge by a team of academics from the University of Edinburgh. Led by Jane Blackford,...
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Britney joins Macca
Images of Kylie Minogue, Britney Spears and Eminem have joined the Beatles and other 1960s icons on the walls of the London Institute's new headquarters, the former Royal Army Medical College in...
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Flesh on bones
Any expectations that the university sector might be above compiling dubious calendars of nude staff were dashed this week - but at least it was in a good cause. Anatomy staff at the University of...
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The greening of greed
HSBC has promised £30 million to three environmental charities in what is said to be the biggest single charitable donation by any UK company. Do companies think long and hard before dishing out £30...
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Exam results are misleading
Universities should consider 'societal goals' when recruiting undergraduates, argues Ken Mackinnon. It is often assumed in discussions of widening access to higher education that "merit" and "...
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Why I ...think university careers services knowledge is underused
Wider-access advocates may debate the best means of improving access to higher education. But virtually all agree that the most effective incentive for potential students is the prospect of better...
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Welsh funding rethink
Welsh higher education funding chiefs are preparing to introduce pioneering changes to the way teaching and research are funded and organised in Wales. From August, higher education teaching will be...
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First sign of Argentine exodus
Argentina's universities are facing a dramatic increase in the number of graduates seeking validation of their academic qualifications for recognition abroad, which could spell the start of a mass...
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Lecturer charged with high treason
University of Zimbabwe law professor Welshman Ncube has been charged with high treason by police investigating an alleged plot to assassinate the president, Robert Mugabe. Professor Ncube is...
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Monash to aid Olympic bids
The International Olympic Committee has signed an agreement with Monash University, in Melbourne, to create a users' guide for cities competing to hold the Olympic games. The agreement provides for a...
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Students battle on for basic rights
Tapera Kapuya was the first of his poor Harare family to go to university, so it came as a great blow to his mother to learn that the final-year psychology student had been suspended from the...
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Scholars are well suited to a globalised world, but national rules restrict where they may work
THES reporters examine appointment systems worldwide: The academic profession has been global, or at least free from the constraints of national boundaries, since the Middle Ages. Scholars moved more...
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Canada fishes foreign waters
THES reporters examine appointment systems worldwide: Canadian universities are seeking unprecedented numbers of new faculty, but critics point out that it is more likely than ever that applicants...
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Dutch fret over ageing staff
THES reporters examine appointment systems worldwide: Dutch universities are increasingly looking abroad for scientists to fill the gaps caused by ageing academic staff and a lack of national...