Skies stay dark for astronomypostdocs
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...
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At-risk subjects get £22m shot in the arm
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...
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Sleight of hand and a little stardust
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...
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Tangled in a web of regulation on the net
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,...
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China can log on if it stays on message
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...
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Mugabe bid to curb ISPs hits critics
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...
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Belarus controls online traffic, blocks sites and monitors its students
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...
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Elite want to make a break
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...
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European research opportunities hailed
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...
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Cheats force rejig of US test
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...
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You say social justice, I say political censorship
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...
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Alison Wolf
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...
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N8 misses a trick over funding
So David Secher, Cambridge University's research director, has been appointed chief executive of N8 - the partnership of research-intensive northern universities that aims to seriously ruffle the...
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No news is bad news
There were reports of serious unrest among the governing council of University College London this week. Another row over the college's rebranding? A debate about the future of the federal University...
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Artful dodgers hide behind Act
A veil of secrecy has descended, it seems, over the art adorning the walls of Bristol University. The Times Higher asked all universities for information about their art collections for a feature in...