Star Cambridge scholar goes back to his roots
Literary critic Terry Eagleton, holder of the Thomas Warton chair of English literature at Oxford University, is to be professor of cultural theory at the University of Manchester. Professor Eagleton...
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Professor sheds light on public spending
Stirling University economist David Bell says the Barnett Formula is not the cause of higher public spending in Scotland. Professor Bell has produced a paper explaining the workings of the formula,...
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Bangor in the money as research blooms
Bangor's income from research activities is its highest ever. The university has netted more than £14 million this year - £6 million more than last year. The largest proportion of that increase is...
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Students are trained to help others in need
St Andrews University has launched a venture to arm a team of students with the skills to help others in need. The SupNet (support network) involves 25 students of all ages and backgrounds who are...
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Aga Khan makes bid for Millbank site
A second high-profile bidder has emerged to compete for the old Royal Army Medical College site next to Tate Britain on London's Millbank. The Karachi-based Aga Khan University has put in a bid to...
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Rise in unit of funding for unis and colleges
The unit of funding allocated by the Higher Education Funding Council for England to universities and colleges in 2000-01 was £2,731. Last year it was £2,682.
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Users of drug Ecstasy cannot control moods
Ecstasy can disrupt brain chemistry and cause lasting psychological damage, according to new research presented at this week's British Psychological Society conference. Valerie Curran, of University...
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Liberal Democrats give a GIFT at Christmas
Student grants should be reintroduced, as should summer holiday housing benefit and income support, while upfront tuition fees should be scrapped, say the Liberal Democrats. They dubbed their push...
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Doctors and nurses risk burn for a tan
Doctors and nurses are as likely to suffer sunburn as everyone else in the quest for a tan, according to research by Mark Darling, a fourth-year medical student at Dundee University, and senior...
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Labs scoop £65m funds with promise of more riches to come
The final round of the Joint Research Equipment Initiative saw £33 million awarded to British universities. This was matched by £32 million in external funding from industry and charities. The money...
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Cyber don shrugs off attack on credibility
The decision to invite Kevin Warwick, professor of cybernetics at Reading University, to deliver the Royal Institution's Christmas lectures has been attacked by the United Kingdom's largest...
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Women still face discrimination, researchprobe concludes
Women are as successful as men in getting the research funding they apply for but they are less likely to apply for it, according to a report released this week, writes Caroline Davis. Who Applies...
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Ofsted told to watch mouth
MPs have criticised inspection agency Ofsted for failing to check public comments made by its former chief inspector, Chris Woodhead, on issues such as race equality and degree standards. In a report...
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Old foes lead way as ideal partners
Scotland's new enterprise and lifelong learning minister, Wendy Alexander, has called for more collaboration in Scottish higher education. Dundee and St Andrews universities can claim to be leading...
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Science to kill college system
The growing ranks of scientists at Oxford University spell inevitable doom for its long cherished college system, a senior academic has warned. Sir Keith Thomas, the eminent historian, said the rapid...