When the Bribri tribe decided to bring ecotourism to the rainforests of Central America, they naturally turned to Bangor University. Paola Dyboski will trade walks to the lecture theatre for paddling...
Les Ebdon has enjoyed a distinguished career as an internationally acclaimed research chemist. Over the past 30 years, the Plymouth University deputy vice-chancellor has brought in more than £2.6...
* David Allen, registrar and secretary at the University of Birmingham and formerly registrar at the University of Nottingham, has been appointed registrar and secretary of the University of Exeter,...
The higher education sector was back in the black last year after a deficit of more than £50 million the year before. But although the figures published this week show that universities and colleges...
Education secretary Charles Clarke has been accused of resorting to the ancient art of the snake-oil salesman to lure the brightest graduates into academe. This comes a week after widespread...
An archaeologist from Newcastle University is to advise the Ministry of Defence on changes in officer training to help prevent museum looting in future conflicts, writes Alison Utley. Peter Stone,...
Students should help to sell the benefits of a university education to disadvantaged young people instead of attacking the government over top-up fees and debt, higher education minister Margaret...
Environmental and biological scientists will face more competition for blue-skies research funding now that the Natural Environment Research Council and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences...
A third of student nurses have been left alone in charge of patients, according to a survey of 1,000 students for the Royal College of Nursing presented to its annual congress last week. Sylvia...
Scotland has become the UK leader in anti-cancer drug manufacturing with the opening of Cancer Research UK's £2 million drug-formulation unit at the University of Strathclyde. Scientists there will...
The Royal Institute of British Architects this week published its manifesto for architectural education. Tomorrow's Architect aims to provide an outline of the syllabus but also to appeal to students...
The need for two-year higher education courses would disappear if the 50 per cent participation target were reduced by just 5 percentage points, education experts said this week. Other initiatives...
The Institute of Physics is planning to invite Prince Charles to a seminar on nanotechnology. The organisation is keen to encourage an informed discussion following reports that the prince has asked...
Lecturers' union leaders are threatening legal action against university managers who fail to crack down on racist activities. As tensions grew over campus-based campaigning by the British National...
Students ain't what they used to be - and that's official. A survey of UK deans of science shows that an overwhelming majority believe the elementary knowledge and mathematical and practical skills...