Three academics have been appointed to write an official history of the criminal justice system. Paul Rock, David Downes and Tim Newburn, professors at the London School of Economics, will examine...
Durham University is presenting On Being Human, an exhibition that forms part of its Institute of Advanced Study's year-long examination of what it means to be human in the 21st century.The event...
David Docherty plans to retain the CIHE's focus on research while focusing on skills needed to retain the UK's competitiveness
George Mitchell, chancellor of Queen's University Belfast, is stepping down after ten years in the post. The former senator, who was appointed US Special Envoy for Middle East Peace by President...
Industry figures cite a lack of joined-up thinking and inflated research claims. Hannah Fearn reports
It was a pledge of £100,000 made in 1908 by Henry Overton Wills, a member of the family that created the Wills Tobacco Company, that made possible the University of Bristol's foundation. The Wills...
Trinity College lecturers are vindicated in a battle against 'managerial intrusion'. John Gill reports
New criteria aimed at controlling "merger mania" are likely to be brought in by the Polytechnics and Colleges Funding Council. PCFC officials are concerned that mergers with universities will mean a...
National Environment Research CouncilEye in the sky helping Earth belowA new centre dedicated to using satellite observations for environmental research has been launched by the Natural Environment...
To the RAE victors, the spoils, but institutions that saw their funding slashed last week in the allocations for 2009-10 are counting the costs. Times Higher Education staff report
UK university in talks as emirate looks to leapfrog established systems. John Gill reports from Doha
United StatesIt only takes a minuteA 60-second "microlecture" can work just as well as a longer class when paired with assignments and group discussion, a US college has claimed. San Juan College, a...
The AHRC wants help refining its proposals, but its integrated vision of research will not shift, Zoë Corbyn writesA new approach to the funding of arts and humanities research would effectively...
THE BRITISH ACADEMYThe British Academy has awarded 23 conference support grants, worth a total of almost £160,000, to UK scholars. The grants aim to promote dialogue and exchange within the...
The gentle touch is best when policing the masses, a UK academic has found. Melanie Newman reports