Britain bags a second 2012 'Olympics'
A consortium of five UK universities has successfully bid to host the 2012 International Convention on Science, Education and Medicine in Sport. The convention is held before each Olympics. The...
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Retiring types in spotlight as legacy hunters expand focus
Universities call on old employees' generosity and experience, reports Melanie Newman
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Bridget Jones' tips on networking with alumni
Lessons can be learned from Bridget Jones and Sex and the City as university staff equip themselves with the skills to oil the social wheels at fundraising events.The examples are used by Nathalie...
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Nottingham raises eyebrows over definition of 'public engagement'
Pro vice-chancellor's memo confuses duty with marketing, claim academics. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Make scholars see the value of marketing? It's a hard sell
Report says academic attitudes stymie efforts to build university brands. John Gill reports
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Fraudsters offering false Hope cause distress
Students are being sold fake places on courses at Liverpool Hope University by bogus agencies in Nigeria.Fraudsters posing as educational and scholarship agencies are encouraging prospective students...
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Overseas briefing
United StatesTutor reinstated after reprimandA tutor who was fired for enrolling in his own classes at a college in Alabama is to be reinstated after an arbitrator's ruling. Henry Douglas, who...
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Official meddling troubles Canada
Minister's veto of two candidates for university head raises concerns for autonomy, says John Gill
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Taxonomy is classified as discipline in critical decline
Lords' report calls for urgent action as lack of expertise reaches crisis point, writes Zoe Corbyn
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£1m losses close wilting flower research site
A horticultural research site operated by the University of Warwick is to close after recording losses of more than £1 million.The 120-acre site in Kirton, Lincolnshire, is operated by Warwick...
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News in brief
Leadership grantsScholars losing outAcademics are among those most likely to fail in their applications for a share of £10 million set aside to improve leadership in higher education. The Leadership...
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20 years ago
Two lecturers at Aberdeen University who faced upheaval because of funding problems were found dead last week. The deaths ... have led to demands by the Association of University Teachers that stress...
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Business ethos 'a blight on research'
Scientist calls for commercial and academic attitudes to change, reports Hannah Fearn
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EU flagship gets true Brit
Europe's lacklustre institute needs to up its game, says new board appointee Julia King. Zoe Corbyn hears how
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Grant winners
European Research CouncilThe ERC has announced the winners of its first tranche of "advanced grants" in physical sciences and engineering. The awards were made to 105 researchers and the 19 British...