University of Essex - In the best of taste
Delegates will have to use their senses when comparing foods at a conference on taste at the University of Essex. Held at the Southend campus and hosted by the university's management centre, the two...
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University of Hull - PhD preparation help is at hand
An online community to help students and young researchers develop their skills and prepare emotionally for PhD study has been developed by the University of Hull's Business School. "It is easy to...
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Universities of Leeds and Leicester - Caffeine study gives a jolt
Research conducted at the universities of Leeds and Leicester and published in the BMJ has led the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to issue new advice on caffeine to pregnant women. The research showed...
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Overseas briefing - Australia - Campus amenities fee imposed
Students in Australia are to be hit by a compulsory annual amenity fee of up to A$250 (£107) to pay for better campus services in health, counselling, sport and advocacy. The scheme, announced by...
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Overseas briefing - Canada - Academics attack 'fake' university
A private university that falsely claimed to have a United Nations mandate should be stripped of its status, say Canadian academics. The World Trade University (WTU) in British Columbia (BC) was...
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Overseas briefing - United States - Hackers fail to rig Obama vote
Hackers broke into a university computer network in a bid to stop students voting for Barack Obama in last week's presidential elections. The failed attempt to influence the outcome of the vote,...
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Overseas briefing - China - Professor dies at hands of student
A law professor has been stabbed to death by one of his students, according to the Chinese news agency Xinhua. Cheng Chunming was killed by a 22-year-old student at the China University of Political...
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Overseas briefing - United States - Top psychiatrist quits over cash
A payment scandal involving an eminent psychiatrist has prompted Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, to announce new measures for handling potential conflicts of interest. The university has...
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Overseas briefing - India - Court casts doubt on PhD by post
A ruling by the Indian Supreme Court has cast doubt on the credibility of distance-learning postgraduate degrees. An appeal was launched after the High Court ruled that a student who had no...
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Euphoria of Obama win tempered by budget woes
Some fear the financial climate will constrain new president's plans for sector. Jon Marcus reports
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The scramble to help Africa
UK scientists will work alongside colleagues in Ghana and Tanzania in a £3.3m collaboration. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Grant winners
Bill and Melinda Gates FoundationAward winner: Harold SmithInstitution: University of RochesterAntagonist of RNA-protein interactions as activators of A3GAward winner: Renee Elizabeth...
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Lip service to teaching is not enough, report says
Review calls for robust measures of contributions to students' learning, writes Rebecca Attwood
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No way in for extra students
Hefce is committed to big projects at the expense of creating new university places, reports John Gill
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The week in higher education
A senior academic was put on the spot by the Queen when she departed from the usual small talk of royal visits at the London School of Economics. The monarch asked Luis Garicano, director of research...