The Dalai Lama visited London Metropolitan University last week, where he accepted an honorary doctorate.London Met conferred the doctorate of philosophy on the Tibetan spiritual leader at a ceremony...
Demands by overseas cohort for 'exclusive' services test hard-hit librarians. John Gill reports
The University of Hertfordshire has been forced to allow an Orthodox Jewish student to sit a final exam a day early under threat of legal action for religious discrimination.Anthony Julius, a lawyer...
Labor's inaugural budget offers A$500m windfall to help 'rebuild' Australian sector. John Gill writes
United StatesRaid nets drugs, guns, studentsA five-month undercover police operation has led to more than 100 arrests and the seizure of huge quantities of cash and drugs at a US university. The...
BBSRC money fosters multidisciplinary teams to build UK strength in synthetic biology, writes Chloe Stothart
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCILThe Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council have awarded funding to...
In her new role at Edge Hill, psychologist Tanya Byron is keen to encourage troubled young people to excel in education
The University of Salford has appointed former Shell, Mars and BP marketer Phil Huggon as its new marketing director. Mr Huggon has the brief to raise the university's profile and attract more UK and...
An AHRC fellow tells Olga Wojtas how foot-washing and drag acts feed into his practice-led research
With the REF research assessment has come of age but much still needs to be done, says David Eastwood
Links between IQ, class and wealth are real - but the social values that forged this chain are not immutable, Wendy Johnson observes
Relentless pressure to give a positive response to the National Student Survey breeds corruption and cynicism, says Frank Furedi
Students are not only developing their opposable thumbs by texting on mobile phones, they can now reassure their lecturers that they are also improving their literacy levels.Linguistics expert David...
Financially stretched institutions may seek to delay 2008-09 increase. Chloe Stothart reports