Hither, hither, love
With Valentine's Day around the corner, a "celebration of love in history" is offering some unusual alternatives to the traditional candlelit dinner. The Past Caring season, running until 14 February...
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Two bodies vie to speak for postgrads
NUS' higher calling may clash with its other priorities, NPC says. John Morgan reports
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Odds and quads
The 1641 Depositions, held in the library of Trinity College Dublin, are testimonies of English and Scottish Protestants about their experiences in the 1641 Irish Rebellion.They were recorded by...
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Mea culpa: Exeter sorry for exam charges
An apology has been issued to students at the University of Exeter Business School after they were forced to pay to sit examinations managed by private companies.Students studying modules in...
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Knight rides in to Warwick to clean up layoff mess
Sir Bill Wakeham chairs independent review into redundancy blunders. Melanie Newman reports
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Overseas briefing
United StatesCollege fundraisers 'hit a wall'Philanthropy is being squeezed by the economic crisis, with donations to US colleges falling 12 per cent in a year. Private giving to colleges dropped...
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'Mushrooming' branches may turn out to be poisonous
Warnings are sounded over universities' rush to develop campuses abroad. John Morgan reports
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Grant winners
WELLCOME TRUST FELLOWSHIPSAward winner: Mikael BjorklundInstitution: University of DundeeValue: £710,561Regulation of cell size in multicellular organismsAward winner: Patrick T. CaswellInstitution:...
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Blog confidential
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: Inappropriate attention from a supervisor
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Appointments
A prominent researcher in health economics has been appointed to a new chair at Glasgow Caledonian University. Cam Donaldson, director of the Institute of Health and Society at Newcastle University,...
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Case for change not made
Universities have yet to convince us that a higher level of cap would make a difference, argues Charles Clarke
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Defying gravity: elite applications skyrocket as public bodies crash
Aid reforms and state retrenchment have raised demand for Ivy League places, says Amy Gutmann, but private capacity is limited
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Top 20 institutions in molecular biology and genetics
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators database, January 1999-October 2009
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The week in higher education
The British Homeopathic Association has been accused of misleading MPs over the scientific evidence for alternative medicine. The association presented several scientific reviews as offering support...
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How high? 'Reasonable number' would accept fees hike
Survey responses vary on subject, institution, class, race and gender lines. Rebecca Attwood reports