The Government's former Chief Scientific Adviser has come up with a controversial hypothesis to explain why female academics apply for fewer research grants than their male counterparts - they lack a...
The University and College Union has called off its ballot for industrial action after universities threatened to challenge the legality of the vote.The ballot may resume in the autumn term, the...
Cuts in extra student numbers compound grief of slashed teaching budgets. Melanie Newman writes
40% of university libraries plan cuts to book and journal purchases next year. Zoe Corbyn reports
University College London has failed in its bid to take over Senate House Library amid fears that the move would "spell the end" of the federal University of London. The library's financial...
The Science and Technology Facilities Council has outlined additional cuts in its research programme after it received a financial allocation for 2009-10 that was £12 million less than anticipated.In...
Shift to focus postgraduate work in 25 centres concerns learned societies. Zoe Corbyn reports
Advice has been delivered on positions under corporate insolvency law. Melanie Newman writes
The vice-chancellor of the University of Surrey has blamed a "perverse" research assessment exercise result for forcing him to make 65 job cuts. The university is to implement a voluntary severance...
Hannah Fearn reports on the hopes and fears raised at Times Higher's Employer Engagement conference"They face each other across the divide rather like young lovers, with a mixture of fascination and...
The Government's skills agenda is encouraging employers to put their staff through a series of useless vocational qualifications.This is the verdict of a new book by researchers led by Lorna Unwin,...
Economics teachingThe True value of sharingThe teaching materials of economics experts will be pooled as part of a project led by Nottingham Trent University. Fourteen specialist teaching and...
Appeal tribunal rejects case of scholar who quit after exam marks were changed. Melanie Newman writes
Minister defends agency's work but admits there is room for improvement, writes Rebecca Attwood
The Aberystwyth Arts Centre, the largest in Wales, is already one of the leading venues for contemporary arts and culture in the UK.This week sees the official opening of a major new project: eight...