Cash-poor UK at risk of losing R&
The nation's research excellence cannot be sustained unless money is found for up-and-coming research and overworked researchers, according to a report published this week. Research funding will be...
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New universities lack ethnic minority governors
Nearly half of all new universities and higher education colleges have no ethnic minority members on their board of governors, according to research from lecturers' union Natfhe. Nearly 40 per cent...
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Worried product opts to rebrand
The University of Northumbria at Newcastle is to rename and rebrand itself. After two years of introspection, it concluded that its title and message have become tired and cumbersome, writes Alison...
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Montevideo
Uruguay's finance minister has accused the rector of the Universidad de la Républica of wrongly using funds assigned for overdue expenses and investment for teaching staff wage increases.
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Afghanistan
Unesco is seeking $ million (£17 million) to help Afghanistan rebuild its education system, notably Kabul University.
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Age law adds to campus burdens
New European Union legislation on workplace discrimination could keep ageing, expensive and underproductive lecturers in post, causing universities serious staffing problems by further skewing their...
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Poor? You could be in FE, says minister
Hard-up university students should stop moaning because college students are even poorer, higher education minister Margaret Hodge has said. Ms Hodge picked another fight with students during a...
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Deal for 50,000 signals end of contract limbo
More than 50,000 lecturers and researchers on fixed-term contracts can expect to be given permanent job security under a historic agreement between employers and trade unions. In a groundbreaking...
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Notts: we welcome clarity on tobacco funding
Nottingham University has welcomed tighter guidelines designed to stop universities accepting funding from the tobacco industry. Cancer Research UK accused tobacco manufacturers of attempts to "exert...
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Cambridge row over rights plan
Cambridge academics have pledged to scupper "unacceptable" plans by the university to make them hand over their intellectual property rights. In a report this week, Cambridge's governing council and...
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Demand threatens to outpace supply in Scots FE
Scottish further education is barely keeping up with demand, and the sector has the potential to grow substantially, says a recent report on supply and demand. The report, compiled by Consultancy...
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Whistleblowers: 'I blame government,' says £30,000 winner
The mature student who won £30,000 from Wolverhampton University to settle his allegations of poor teaching and inadequate facilities this week told The THES that he blamed the government for his...
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Analysis: Has gold standard lost shine?
External examiners are supposed to ensure the quality of UK degrees, but Alison Utley finds they are being attacked as outdated and inconsistent External examiners are under scrutiny. Questions are...
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Yale shames Princeton hacker
Yale University is expected to tighten security after a Princeton admissions official hacked into its website to read the files of students who had applied there. The disclosure was the latest...
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Swiss polys face overhaul
Switzerland's seven polytechnics are to overhaul their management goals and focus on national rather than regional concerns following a government review. The polytechnics offer 220 technical and...