There'll be no quiet agreeing, says Hunt
Sally Hunt is self-deprecating to the extreme when she says she is "very boring". As general secretary of the Association of University Teachers, she will lead 45,000 lecturers from some of the world...
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Visitor is called in over bullying allegations
The University of Nottingham is reviewing its harassment policy after a survey found alarming levels of concern about staff bullying in its School of Nursing. The Association of University Teachers...
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Analysis: Fighting on for independent review right
Natfhe is on the warpath over governance structures that reflect the 'dysfunctional distrust of staff'. Claire Sanders reports. Lecturers' union Natfhe will call for independent review for both staff...
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Analysis: Legal ins and outs of power
Natfhe is on the warpath over governance structures that reflect the 'dysfunctional distrust of staff'. Claire Sanders reports. Universities are legally independent corporate bodies. The council or...
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Beijing
About a third of the 400,000 Chinese students who have undertaken postgraduate study abroad since the late-1970s have returned with doctoral or masters degrees, according to official figures.
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Copenhagen
Researchers at the Royal Danish Veterinary and Agricultural University have developed a system to assess the taste quality of fruit and vegetables.
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Whistleblowers: Cambridge fills post it failed to advertise
Cambridge University dons have complained that the university filled a new senior executive post with no proper job description and without opening the post to competition. A year after an audit...
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Luxembourg
Universities are over-estimating student travel plans when applying for grants from the European Union's Erasmus programme, according to a report from the EU's Court of Auditors.
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Analysis: Who is pulling your strings?
Natfhe is on the warpath over governance structures that reflect the 'dysfunctional distrust of staff'. Claire Sanders reports. A well-worn joke about university governance goes like this: who really...
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Lib Dems urged: do not drop 1p tax
Liberal Democrat education spokesman Phil Willis has warned his party against dropping its penny-on-tax policy if it means reneging on further and higher education promises. Mr Willis spoke out after...
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Drive for 50% target 'shutting out over-30s'
The government's promise to get 50 per cent of young people into higher education is marginalising the over-30s, according to the National Institute for Adult and Continuing Education. Niace director...
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Funds for children of WTC victims
Children of victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks have been invited to apply for new scholarships to study at British universities, worth up to £14,000 a year. Money for the scheme, which is...
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Merger plans take cuts into account
London Guildhall University and the University of North London have denied that their plans to merge have been harmed by the decision to award them just half the money they wanted, writes Alison...
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Middlesex may cut 200 jobs
Up to 200 jobs could be lost at Middlesex University as part of plans to save at least £5 million after a "very disappointing" funding settlement and problems collecting student debt. To underline...
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New Scots funding chief to develop 'national team'
Roger McClure, the new joint chief executive of the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Councils, confesses to being "a compulsive problem-solver". He might have become an academic...