Clarification
Not all the institutions identified as missing benchmarks in the article on performance indicators ("Paisley puts the elite to shame", THES, October 6) had missed them by a statistically significant...
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Member states urged to raise research funds
Cern, the European particle physics laboratory, will lose its place as a front-runner in fundamental particle research because some member states refuse to increase their contributions, laboratory...
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Blair confirms David King appointment
Tony Blair, the prime minister, has confirmed that Cambridge University chemist David King will succeed Sir Robert May as the government chief scientific adviser. South African-born Professor King is...
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Sheffield Hallam centre strives for victory
Sheffield Hallam University has launched a £5 million Centre for Sport and Exercise Science to develop Britain's Olympic stars and world-class performers. Steve Cram (pictured below), a former 1,500m...
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Whistleblowers' complaints analysed
An analysis of complaints received by the Further Education Funding Council between January last year and March this year reveals that there were 19 allegations of fraud and irregularity made by...
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Edinburgh tackles student depression
Edinburgh University marked Scottish Mental Health Week with leaflets and cards urging students to seek help before problems become unmanageable. The university's centre for theology and public...
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Art college calls off merger talks
The governors of Edinburgh College of Art this week called off merger talks with Heriot-Watt University, after a decision to bid for "small specialist institution" status. The college has had links...
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Support mature student force, says Blackstone
Universities should do more to attract and support mature students, who now outnumber under-21s in higher education, Baroness Blackstone, the higher education minister, said this week. Universities...
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Triesman lays claim to pay negotiating rights
David Triesman, general secretary of the Association of University Teachers, will today lay claim to pay negotiating rights for Scotland's new university sector. The management side of Scotland's new...
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Euro windfall lost in red tape blunder
Coventry University has lost more than £1 million of European funding because of a bureaucratic blunder. Three senior staff in the engineering school are facing disciplinary charges after a routine...
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Scots biology teachers embrace buddy system
Glasgow University researchers are today launching a "buddy" scheme with school biology teachers in a bid to give pupils a seamless transfer from school to higher education. Glasgow's institute of...
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SQA chief says sorry for results fiasco
The interim chief executive of the Scottish Qualifications Authority has unveiled a catalogue of internal problems ranging from rivalry and concerns about bullying to inadequate planning and software...
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Council pledges to rectify skills deficiency
Figures that show that almost a third of all British workers receive no formal training from their employers have been condemned as a "national disgrace" by Bryan Sanderson, chairman of the new...
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Sociologists plan to put subject back on map
A group of dissatisfied sociologists from across Europe is to meet up in Paris next week to discuss setting up a European Academy of Sociology. Sociologists want to restore the reputation of their...
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Laurie Taylor column
"Universities have broken Ucas anti-poaching rules by rubbishing other institutions"The THES, October 6 Professor Lapping, do you have a moment? What is it now, Maureen? A Mrs Doubleday wants to know...