Timetable troubles
Burgeoning student numbers are putting pressure on timetables and forcing universities to extend their teaching hours. Some institutions are even considering teaching on Wednesday afternoons which...
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Whistleblowers: Rent contracts revised
The Office of Fair Trading has rebuked three institutions for imposing unfair or questionable terms in contracts for student accommodation. The rest of the sector has been warned to take heed. Acting...
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Transfers of student digs spark fear of higher rents
Sheffield University has shortlisted two bidders for its novel scheme to outsource the management of all its residential properties. The two bids in the running are from Unite Group and Jarvis plc,...
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Hunt for the new breed of leader
By the end of this year, 13 English, seven Scottish and two Welsh institutions will have a new vice-chancellor or principal. Alison Utley and Olga Wojtas report on what it takes to become a modern v-...
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Heritage to halt university digs
Government agency English Heritage is threatening to withdraw almost £1 million in funding from ten English universities as part of its financial review. Twenty-one university research posts could be...
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Leicester bids for science park
Leicester University is aiming to launch itself into the top research and technology rankings with a bid to build a science park next to its National Space Centre. The move would give the university...
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Brits plan space presence
Scientists have drawn up plans that could see the first traces of Martian life discovered in a British laboratory. The idea is one element of a series of ambitious measures to reinforce Britain's...
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In the news: Patrick Moore
Honours are cascading on Sir Patrick Moore, who this week picked up an honorary fellowship of the Royal Society and a special award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta). Sir...
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Double six, go to ale
A Monopoly game based on the academic and civic landmarks of Newcastle will be launched this month. The game is the brainchild of designer Mark Marriot, who studied at the university between 1993 and...
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Side matters
The impending Westminster election appears to be taking its toll on the cooperative cross-party relations enjoyed in the Scottish Parliament. Alasdair Morrison, deputy minister for enterprise and...
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Glittering prizes
The Royal Society this week elected the following fellows: David Attwell , Jodrell professor of physiology at University College London; David Baulcombe , head of the Sainsbury Laboratory at the John...
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Learning to gain trust and give hope
Outside a disused trading post, men on horseback drive ambling cattle across a timeless pastoral landscape bathed in autumn sunlight. Inside the store, Michelle Cocks seethes with frustration. Ms...
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Soas director takes stage at conference
Colin Bundy, director of London University's School of Oriental and African Studies and former vice-chancellor of the University of Wi****ersrand, is one of the speakers at "Siyafunda: Partners in...
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Red tape gags US educators
A federal report based on a survey of US diplomats in 140 countries has identified red tape as an obstacle to US institutions that want to provide higher education abroad. But the survey, meant to...
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Salamanca seeks supremacy
Spain's oldest university is striving to consolidate its position as the Oxford of Spanish-language teaching. Juan Felipe García, director of international courses at the University of Salamanca,...