Most people will have heard of flying doctors but Luton University is looking to recruit flying faculty. The academics will join the university's Business School to deliver MBAs to students around...
An Oxford University spin-off that develops treatments for cancer has been shortlisted for a prestigious new award, writes Jessica Shepherd. Avidex Ltd is one of six spin-offs among the nine...
A team of Oxford University chemists looks set to pocket millions from a spin-off company that has doubled its value to £58 million in under a year. VASTox plc was started two years ago when six...
Only 20 per cent of PhD students in astronomy will manage to secure jobs in their field, according to a new report. An investigation by the Royal Astronomical Society found that while it is easy for...
Multimillion pound initiatives have been unveiled to draw together "world-class cadres of researchers" in area studies and languages in the latest move to protect "strategic subjects" vulnerable to...
JOHN BROWN magician, astronomer royal for scotland and regius professor of astronomy John Brown, Astronomer Royal for Scotland and regius professor of astronomy at Glasgow University, e-mails The...
The Times Higher examines how some countries restrict freedom on the internet Academics in most countries take the web and unfettered e-mail access for granted. They exchange ideas and information,...
The Times Higher examines how some countries restrict freedom on the internet Academics and students in China are facing increasingly sophisticated attempts to rein in the web. Rules brought into...
The Times Higher examines how some countries restrict freedom on the internet Zimbabwean academics and students have been affected by, but not specifically targeted for, internet and e-mail...
The Times Higher examines how some countries restrict freedom on the internet E-mail and mobile phones played vital roles in the Rose and Orange revolutions in Georgia and Ukraine, but the Government...
The council that represents Australian universities is on the brink of breaking up, with the eight research-intensive universities calling for radical changes in the way it operates. The Australian...
As consultations on the European Research Council conclude, universities in its 25 member states see it and the Seventh Framework Programme for research as new opportunities. Jerzy Buzek, former...
The entrance exam for US graduate schools is being revamped and expanded after widespread cheating. Some 500,000 people a year take the Graduate Record Exam in 180 countries. The test will change in...
The pursuit of knowledge and freedom of speech are being undermined by campus activists, writes Daphne Patai Nothing is as destructive to higher education as threats from within - threats that derive...
Architects, in thinking of themselves as artists, too often seem to overlook the role people play in their grand designs I had a "Sebastian" moment this summer. It felt just like that scene in...