Late rise in Scottish applicants after Cubie
Scottish educationists are hailing a new mood of optimism among prospective students following the abolition of tuition fees, demonstrated by today's announcement of a dramatic late rise in...
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Renovation goes awry at Aberdeen
Aberdeen University has made irreversible renovations to its historic 500 year-old chapel that academics fear will damage its unique medieval choir stalls. King's College Chapel celebrated the...
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Equal opportunities legislation likely to cover NI universities
Northern Ireland's two universities have stressed their commitment to equal opportunities despite uncertainty as to whether they will fall under new equality legislation in the province, writes Olga...
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Psychologist gets chair
Whistleblowing academic Andrew Colman has finally been awarded a professorship by Leicester University following THES reports on his long-running and acrimonious dispute with the university over its...
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Doctor wins LSE sex bias case
The London School of Economics was found guilty by an employment tribunal this week of sexual discrimination against a female lecturer. The tribunal found unanimously that Helen Mercer, a lecturer in...
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Part-time medic plan attracts interest
Plans to let students complete the first two years of a medical degree through part-time distance learning before entering the third year of medical school have taken a step forward, writes Alison...
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Sir John Pattison and Sir Brian Fender
The Department of Health and the Higher Education Funding Council for England have formed a strategic alliance on research and development for health and social care. Sir John Pattison, director of...
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AoC calls for review of output funding
Cash paid to colleges for students' exam results should be cut, or even scrapped, college leaders have recommended. They fear that output-based funding rewards colleges that recruit only those...
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Don's diary
September Francis Maude, shadow chancellor, invites me to take part in a policy group he is setting up to look again at the Tory policy of opposition to Bank of England independence. I accept. Meet...
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Unskilled please apply
If ever proof were needed of the business world's low opinion of academics' practical skills, it comes in a recent missive from headhunters seeking the government's new chief scientific adviser. In...
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Making friends abroad
Anil Seale, head of the Cambridge Overseas Trust, did his bit for elitism on a visit to Ankara this week. Speaking as Cambridge University prepared to sign an agreement for a scholarship scheme for...
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Bigwig boogies
Nelson Mandela's visit to the London School of Economics last week was hailed by members of the audience as a deeply moving and uplifting experience. The former South African president, 81, wowed...
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Self-publicist's prize
Hot on the heels of the National Teaching Fellowships, Sheffield University's student newspaper is launching the Golden Plug Awards. Academics at Sheffield must work out the cost of personal...
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In the news
Maxwell Irvine arrived as vice-chancellor of Birmingham University bemoaning the lack of regional collaboration between institutions in the West Midlands. With rumours of a merger between Birmingham...
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On the move
Jim Scrimshaw, chair of the Association of Colleges, is to step down because of work demands. His successor will be appointed in May. John Dickinson, principal of King Alfred's College, Winchester,...