Swansea University - 60 face a jobless New Year
Sixty academics on fixed-term contracts at Swansea University face a jobless New Year when European funding for their posts runs out on 31 December. Some 130 staff have been funded by the "Objective...
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University of East Anglia - Green travel advice heeded
A sustainability project conducted by the University of East Anglia appears to have changed the way local residents travel. This summer, staff at East Anglia asked 250 households to carry out a...
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University of Stirling - Underwriting valuable texts
A businessman has donated "a substantial six-figure sum" to help create an "enterprise zone" in the University of Stirling library. The donation is from Jim McColl, chairman and chief executive of...
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University of Lincoln - Sit down, stretch out and learn
New classrooms designed to "break down the barriers between students and lecturers" have opened at the University of Lincoln. In 17 rooms on the university's Brayford Pool campus, rows of desks have...
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University of Birmingham - Grand jete over the Great Wall
A university is to use a ballet company's tour of China to raise its profile in a country that sends 50,000 students a year to the UK. The University of Birmingham is sending representatives on the...
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Universities of Aberystwyth and Bangor - Joint venture in teacher training
Aberystwyth University and Bangor University are joining forces to establish a new centre for teacher education. One of three national centres, it will train primary and secondary teachers from 2010...
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Email culture kills interaction between campus colleagues
V-cs in 'state of denial' about quality of internal communications, survey reveals. John Gill reports
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Original features
The University of Gloucestershire's Oxstalls Campus is built on the site of a former domestic science college just five minutes' drive from Gloucester. Set in mature parkland, it looks out over the...
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Get closer to save cash, Hefce says
Funding council says more efficient use of estate could save £500m a year. John Gill reports
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20 years ago
At least four out of the six colleges that make up the University of Wales are likely to rebel against plans to boost the university's central powers. The largest, the new University of Wales College...
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News in brief
Dumbing downAppeal falls on deaf earsAn academic discussion group set up to examine "dumbing down" in academia appeared this week to be facing the threat of closure because of a lack of interest. The...
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UK asked to stand up for freedom in ex-Soviet bloc
Britain must offer moral and financial support, says rector of exiled Belarus university. John Gill reports
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Overseas briefing
ChinaPeking kicks off fundraising driveA leading Chinese university has launched a major "US-style" fundraising campaign to augment its state funding. Peking University has set up a development...
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A cultural bridge
Liliana Hiris has been named Romania's first honorary consul in Scotland for her work to improve her homeland's image
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Appointments
As part of plans to expand its international activities, the University of Edinburgh has appointed Stephen Hillier to the post of vice-principal, international. The current director of postgraduate...