Microsoft asks faculties to adopt new regime
Microsoft is to scrap its costly certification regime for professional training in its products. Instead, it is asking academic institutions to sign up to provide training with a scheme it promises...
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Retired staff urged to teach overseas
Retired British academics who still feel they have something to give to higher education can now look overseas for fresh challenges. A scheme devised by the Association of Commonwealth Universities...
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Party puts its faith in student passports
Alan Thomson reports from the Liberal Democrat conference in Brighton. A "passport to higher education" scheme would put power in the hands of students when it came to buying courses and ensuring the...
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Youth vote eager for radical solutions
The Liberal Democrats this week staked their claim as the party of choice for student and younger voters eager for more radical political solutions. A heady blend of policies for free higher...
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'Expand or risk losing have-nots,' v-c warns
Higher education must continue to expand or risk reinforcing social discrimination against disadvantaged groups, a vice-chancellor said this week. Sir David Watson, vice-chancellor of Brighton...
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Helping others to cross the square
From next month, Alice Brown will take a leave of absence from her post as a vice-principal of Edinburgh University to become Scotland's first public-sector ombudsman. Her present position is a world...
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Whistleblowers: Luton professor was wrongfully dismissed
Luton University wrongfully dismissed history professor Nick Tiratsoo and three of his colleagues, an employment tribunal has ruled. They were among dozens of academics made redundant as part of the...
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Star pens union's jingle
Cardiff University student union has scored a showbiz coup by persuading pop diva Kylie Minogue to write a jingle for its helpline, writes Tony Tysome. The Australian star has re-written the lyrics...
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Brains, not beer, pull in punters
Students putting the final touches to their Ucas forms are more likely to be impressed by the intellectual standing of a university than a highly rated party scene or cheap beer. A survey of more...
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Universities deaf to linguistic diversity
Universities advertise their multicultural diversity in recruitment literature but most are ignorant of the language their ethnic-minority students speak at home and the difficulties they may face, a...
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Findings: Cosmic engine caught on film
The cosmic clockwork that powers one of the night sky's most observed objects - the Crab Nebula - has been revealed by astronomers for the first time. A movie has been constructed from images...
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Findings: Diagnosis from a drop of blood
Scientists are creating synthetic chemicals that can detect a single bio-organic molecule, raising the prospect of nanoscale devices that can rapidly diagnose a range of infections. Work on a proof-...
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'Campus of future' to be open all hours
The University of Leicester has unveiled a £300 million plan to create a "campus of the future" fit for delivering a new-style higher education. The development plan, drawn up in collaboration with...
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Degree classification not consistent
Degrees from different universities in Britain are not directly comparable, new research has confirmed. Mantz Yorke, professor of higher education studies at Liverpool John Moores University, told...
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Ulster v-cs shocked at lack of boost for research
The vice-chancellors of Northern Ireland's two universities are demanding a rethink of spending plans after the power-sharing executive's draft budget included no boost for research. In a strongly...