Lecturer convicted of manslaughter
University of Westminster psychology lecturer Steven Reid, 34, who battered colleague Elizabeth Stacey to death so he could "have a friend in the afterlife" was convicted of her manslaughter at...
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Social sciences body will be outward-looking
The Commission on the Social Sciences, set up to examine how the social sciences could have a greater impact, has published terms of reference and is looking for about ten potential commissioners....
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College's governing board asked to resign
The Further Education Funding Council has agreed to a phased resignation of all governors at Basildon College, given "extreme concerns" over financial management and quality. A meeting of the FEFC's...
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Scots move to shore up beleaguered university
The Scottish Parliament has been urged to consider seeking a royal charter for the University of the Highlands and Islands amid growing concern that it has not yet been designated a higher education...
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Academic refugees must be nurtured
Britain's hostility towards refugees and asylum seekers, exacerbated by government legislation, could damage scholarship, the president of the Council for Assisting Refugee Academics warned this week...
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Staff cuts as cash lures students to postgrad
Warwick University is seeking to axe 17 out of 60 jobs in its institute of education to deal with a predicted drop in applications for its four-year teacher training degree. Registrar Jonathan...
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Away with the fairy shrimp
In a land where malls gobble much of the cash, can California afford another campus, asks Sheldon Rothblatt Neo-Darwinians can take heart. The latest adventure of the University of California is...
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Army recruits services of online learning
The Army has been enlisted by the University for Industry as one of its learning "hubs". Soldiers will be able to learn online from wherever they are posted, choosing from a wide range of courses,...
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An offer you can't refuse
(Photograph) - A British Library online service that normally costs Pounds 500 a year is being offered to THES subscribers at no extra charge. The Inside service enables researchers and academics to...
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Imperial absolved of blame
Academics who voiced concerns about patient safety at Hammersmith Hospital, London, were not victimised by Imperial College School of Medicine, a government report has concluded. Two professors, as...
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Funds needed to employ best
The extra Pounds 1 billion for science announced by chancellor Gordon Brown this week must be matched with funds to attract top lecturers and researchers, universities have warned. Tony Bruce, policy...
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FEFC will split failing Sheffield College
Britain's biggest further education college is to be split into three, following an investigation into concerns over funding and management. A review of Sheffield College and further education...
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State pupils face extra snub
Universities may be discriminating against state school pupils who apply to Oxford, Cambridge and other top universities, it emerged this week. Members of the Commons' education select committee...
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Rural retreat
(Photograph) - Rural retreat: Nottingham University has opened a 'secret' Millennium Garden in the heart of its campus. The final tree was planted by the university's chancellor, Lord Dearing, in a...
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Credit agency gives the all-clear
Lancaster University has hauled itself back from the brink of bankruptcy and is now judged financially stable by a leading credit rating organisation. Standard & Poor's said this week that...