Researcher launches project
A researcher has launched a £4.5 million project to track the lives of 400 ordinary people for five years.The Timescapes project, which is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, will...
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Middle East universities fail to meet region's jobs needs
Key problem is the lack of a link between education and earnings, World Banks says. John Gill reports.
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Deans lose posts in Birmingham City reshuffle
A change of academic leadership has been instigated at Birmingham City University.The institution is reorganising from seven to six academic faculties, but only two of the original seven faculty...
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Overseas briefing
CHINA: DISTANCE-LEARNING SOARS AHEADThe number of Chinese students awarded degree-level qualifications through long-distance programmes in the past three years has topped 6 million. Education...
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Inappropriate use of learning outcomes slated
Report identifies bureaucratic 'craze' that fails academics and students, writes Melanie Newman.
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Illegal downloading among threats to textbook sales
Books are cumbersome, expensive and their format dated, publishers hear. Rebecca Attwood reports.
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Physics review brought forward as cuts bite
A Government-commissioned review of the health of university physics has been brought forward, raising hopes that the impact of substantial cuts to research budgets may yet be mitigated.The Science...
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Potential IT cost savings are lost in translation
Private firms have failed to grasp the sector's unique requirements, a former Russell Group official tells John Gill.
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Policy watch
INVESTMENT FOR SPIN-OFFS£2m available from collaborationUniversity spin-off companies are to benefit from a new co-investment programme aimed at innovative firms and entrepreneurs. The collaboration...
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20 years ago
The director of South Bank Polytechnic, Pauline Perry, revealed her secret for getting things done: "I have instituted a noticeboard outside the door. The board lists all my day's appointments, so...
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League table sizes up v-cs' online impact
Sheffield steals top spot in first ranking of Russell Group chiefs' web presence. Hannah Fearn reports
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The 'global market' bubble
Participants in the international higher education race should beware a sub-prime-style crash, cautions Philip Altbac
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Thanks for nothing: the loneliness of the volunteer lecturer
Head teacher Martin Stephen donated his time to lead a course in poetry, but found the learning environment lacked rhyme or reason
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His and hers economics
Brian Snowdon sees a case for economists demonstrating that theirs is a discipline broad in scope and inclusive in recruitment
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REF will topple RAE stars, report warns
Study suggests that metrics-based assessment may radically alter results. Zoe Corbyn reports