Lib Dems review fees
The Liberal Democrats reiterated their commitment to scrapping university tuition fees at their annual conference this week. Sarah Teather, the party's Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation,...
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Sector must be set free, says Trainor
Universities need the "managerial autonomy of private sector entrepreneurs" to be efficient and effective, according to the new president of Universities UK. Rick Trainor told the organisation's...
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HR expert says scrap 'off-the-shelf' appraisals
Universities risk alienating staff by not tailoring performance management to the unique nature of academic life, an employment specialist has warned. A survey of 192 institutions by the Universities...
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Leeds met: ideal attitudes
Leeds Metropolitan University has published a set of ideal staff "attitudes, characters and talents", which will be used in appraisals, recruitment and in setting performance-related pay. Draft...
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Woo key staff with hard sell, HEIs told
Universities have budgets equal to many leading companies and as many staff but, according to one management consultant, they are often selling themselves short when it comes to recruiting staff from...
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New foundations
John Denham, Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, has announced that the Government is to fund 15,000 new places on foundation degree courses with the backing of employers....
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Reducing animal tests
Science Minister Ian Pearson was due to announce a funding boost for research into alternatives to animal research this week. The size of the funding was unclear as The Times Higher went to press,...
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Welsh grants rise
Welsh Assembly Government Education Minister Jane Hutt has announced that higher-education students in Wales are to see levels of support for fees, loans and grants rise by 2.5 per cent in line with...
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E-journal launched
A new e-journal launched this week aims to reinvent the passive student as an active researcher and help forge future academic careers. Produced, edited and managed by students and staff at Warwick...
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UCL unveils institute
University College London officially launched a new cancer research institute this week. The UCL Cancer Institute will accommodate 350 cancer scientists, half of whom are new recruits to UCL, in the...
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Healing centre
Falklands war veteran and burns survivor Simon Weston has opened a new Pounds 10 million research centre at Manchester University dedicated to improving treatments for survivors of burns, trauma and...
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Sixth-formers object to educational space invaders
Institutions are now investing in both online presences and gaming courses - but how effective are these strategies? Tony Tysome investigates. Academics who seize upon the latest online technology to...
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Coventry's daring double act
Coventry University may not be the first to set foot in the online world of Second Life, but it may have UK academe's biggest stake in the site so far. This week, Coventry's vice-chancellor Madelaine...
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Game over for gaming study?
The head recruiter for a major international computer and video games developer in the UK has cast doubt on the worth of gaming degrees, urging students to study traditional subjects instead. Matthew...
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'Second wave' of China initiatives ahead
UK universities are exploring fresh opportunities to open campuses in China, amid signs that the country may not have closed the door on further foreign higher education ventures, as previously...