University of Chester - Weighty matters debated
Why are anorexia and bulimia classed as mental health conditions when obesity is not? That was one of the questions posed by Mike Thomas, dean of the faculty of health and social care at the...
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University of Northampton - Footsore runners get help
A team of 30 academics and students with expertise in podiatry pitched in to treat runners with foot and ankle injuries at the London Marathon on Sunday. Steve Avil, senior lecturer in podiatry at...
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Bucks New University - Training partnership with retailer
Work-based degree-level education is being provided for employees at bed retailer Dreams by Bucks New University. The foundation degree in retail management will enable Dreams staff to undertake a...
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Bournemouth University - Students participate in Stonehenge excavation
Bournemouth University academics and students are part of a team excavating Stonehenge for the first time in over 40 years.The two-week dig, which is being filmed for the BBC programme Timewatch, is...
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Labour concedes that it won't deliver its 50% target on time
Top civil servant says 'we never thought we would', while Denham strives to shift focus, writes John Gill
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Fires, floods, pandemics: planning for the worst
Universities' business continuity staff are developing strategies for crisis response. Chloe Stothart reports
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Kill peer review, save civilisation
End 'disastrous' funding system thwarting science's progress, UCL academic urges. Zoe Corbyn reports
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News in brief
Higher education financeSector income tops £20bnThe total annual income of higher education institutions in the UK has risen to over £20 billion for the first time. Income rose by 9 per cent last...
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20 years ago
Universities must take responsibility for firing academics who are poor teachers, Sir Peter Swinnerton-Dyer, chairman of the University Grants Committee, has warned. Sir Peter said good quality...
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Call to arms
Mark Welland's new role as the Ministry of Defence's Chief Scientific Adviser is, he says, a 'massive job'. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Appointments
Chris Gaskell has been appointed as the new chair of the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' Science Advisory Council, which advises on science policy and strategy. He is...
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Fees to blame for consumer mentality, says new NUS head
'All hell' would break loose if the fee cap were lifted, Wes Streeting tells Rebecca Attwood
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I'm sold on diplomas
Many youngsters leave school unfit for university or work. Diplomas can change that, believes Claudio Vignali
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It's a vxd question: why your lecture isn't as important as an SMS
Academics' insecurity about their lecturing skills has hit new lows in an age of unrepentantly rude mobile phone users, says Frank Furedi
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Heavenly revelations
If we want to find the significance of bluestones to Neolithic society, the Stonehenge diggers should look up, not down, says Lionel Sims