Students with business ideas will be talent-spotted by a new national agency next year as part of a drive to create more graduate entrepreneurs, The Times Higher has learnt. Gordon Brown, the...
Derby's new vice-chancellor, John Coyne, sees the value in being true to one's roots, Tony Tysome reports. John Coyne is concerned that the deep leather Chesterfield sofas in his sumptuous office may...
Universities may be creating more spin-off companies - but most are doomed to fail, according to research published this week. The study, by researchers at Nottingham University Business School,...
Universities are in danger of crudely categorising "disabled students" and failing to consider their individual needs, according to a research project carried out with geography students. Tim Hall...
Geography students have been getting work experience without going to work through an initiative piloted by Leeds University's School of Geography. Pauline Kneale, professor of applied hydrology at...
Gillian Payne has been asked to stand down as president of Regent's College and the European Business School, six months after an investigation by The Times Higher highlighted concerns about millions...
There are many reasons why students sign up for summer school, but for the academics it's a chance to catch up on their boozing, writes Jason Garner In the hot, sultry days of July and August, the...
What is your experience of teaching? Name: Oliver Double Age: 39 Job: Lecturer in drama, Kent University. Salary: About £30,000 Qualifications: BA (Hons) in drama (Exeter University), PhD (Sheffield...
The earliest recorded cases of post-traumatic psychological symptoms have emerged on 4,000-year-old clay tablets from Iraq. Psychologists have found descriptions of two instances of civilians...
Slovenian Janez Potocnik is to succeed Belgian research commissioner Philippe Busquin and to oversee the proposed E40 million (£ million) European Commission research programme from 2007-10. Jan...
Many people see the role of graduation ceremony organiser akin to that of Father Christmas - coming out to work one or two days a year, with the rest of the time spent reading the Racing Post and...
State-school pupils are still underrepresented at leading universities, says Peter Lampl. The debate about who attends our leading universities has attracted considerable interest in recent years....
Many MAs are little more than a joke, says a holder of two such degrees, one of which was a bargain at £20. I have long wondered about the point of a masters degree. I'm reminded of a joke told by an...
The prospect of the latest research assessment exercise has left Bob Brecher feeling rather depressed. As I started writing this column, I wondered if anyone would actually read it: after all, it is...
The burgeoning interest in life coaching is spurring more institutions to appoint lecturers with expertise in the area and with experience of course development. Chris Johnston reports. Life coaching...