Retirement law a grey area for staff
A survey finds that many wish to work past 65 but are unclear on their institutions' policies, writes Melanie Newman
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Adonis draws barbs for 'elitist' university access programme
Announcing a £15 million package to help "gifted and talented" pupils win places at elite universities may sound like an uncontroversial move.But when Schools Minister Andrew Adonis unveiled the...
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The week in higher education
On 14 February, most newspapers reported on the findings of a Staffordshire University/Sutton Trust study on the impact of tuition fees on students' education choices.Following the official...
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Legal loophole lets students claim extra cash
A mistake in the legislation governing student grants means that thousands of students could be eligible to claim more than £1,000 in extra maintenance support that they were not supposed to be...
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Lecturers encouraged to gain PhDs in Bournemouth's 'pedigree' drive
A four-year plan to raise the number of doctorate-level staff is under way. Melanie Newman reports.A scheme to encourage academic staff to acquire doctorates has been launched at Bournemouth...
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Applications fall as study options narrow
New rules lead to an overall drop of 9.2%, but 14 institutions buck trend. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Action urged to tackle stubborn dropout rates
Universities must take action to reduce student dropout rates, which have not changed for five years despite the investment of £800 million to tackle the problem.A report by the Public Accounts...
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Thames Valley to be a model Leitch institution, vows v-c
Thames Valley, Sussex and Salford have all confirmed restructuring plans. Times Higher Education reports on the changes.Thames Valley University has announced ambitious plans to become the UK's...
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Salford's new chief performs radical surgery on committees
An overly complex committee structure is to be cut back as Salford University launches a period of restructuring.It will cut its 90 committees to eight, and a new charter of statutes will more...
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Restructuring round-up
A pioneering educational research body at the University of Glasgow is facing the threat of closure.The Scottish Council for Research in Education Centre (SCRE) was founded in 1928 but has recently...
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Sussex to review degrees to match student demand
The University of Sussex is to re-think its portfolio of degree courses after the vice-chancellor ruled that too many programmes were "determined by staff preference" rather than what students need....
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Bournemouth University
Bournemouth UniversityEntrepreneur and inventor Philip Robinson has joined the centre for research and knowledge transfer to pass on his knowledge and to provide support for student inventions. He...
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Canterbury Christ Church University
John Todd was a member of the team that pioneered the ion trap mass spectrometer, and is participating in the Rosetta space mission to analyse a comet, which is scheduled to arrive at its target in...
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University of Chester
University of Chester Howard Williams has been appointed as senior lecturer in archaeology. Dr Williams joins from the University of Exeter.Timothy Grady has been appointed lecturer in modern history...
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There’s no place like home
One way to avoid spiralling debt is to study locally, as many young people who are the target of widening access are doing. But if they are to complete their studies universities must engage with...