Oxford to press on with reform
Oxford is to push ahead with historic reforms that will see external members make up the majority of its governing council for the first time, leaked documents to The Times Higher reveal. The long-...
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Colleges to keep grip on admissions
Oxford colleges are set to retain control of student admissions, defeating a proposal that would have seen applications to the university processed centrally instead, writes Claire Sanders. The...
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Top job may go back to Whitehall
The Government may prevent someone from the university sector taking over the post of director-general for higher education, vice-chancellors believe, writes Anna Fazackerley. Sir Alan Wilson, who...
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Next week
What will replace the dreaded rae after 2008? The Government unveils its plans PLUS Bernard Crick on justifications for political violence
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AUT and Natfhe are no more
Super-union arrives with power more evenly spread between officials following a 'turf war', reports Phil Baty. The new lecturers' super-union, the University and College Union, came into being this...
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Dispute dispatches
Leicester University academics say they will not call off industrial action until docked pay is reimbursed. Some exams in management have been stopped, and heads of department, instead of module...
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Israel boycott survives just 3 days
The academic boycott of Israel agreed by lecturers' union Natfhe this week became defunct, just three days after it was agreed, writes Phil Baty. The boycott, agreed by delegates at Natfhe's...
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Delivery options
The UK's eight research councils and Research Councils UK have published their updated "delivery plans", outlining priorities up to 2008. The plans explain how each council intends to spend...
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Online for success
Leicester University has launched a resource to help academics carry out social science research online. Research by Clare Madge and Henrietta O'Connor on new parents' use of the web led to funding...
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Moscow cash bonus
UK universities involved in joint projects with Russian partners under the British Council administered Bridge scheme are to get an extra £1 million of UK funding, Bill Rammell, the Higher Education...
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Crackdown on activists
The High Court has granted a new injunction to protect staff, current and former students and contractors working for Oxford University from harassment by animal-rights activists. The latest judgment...
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King is crowned v-c
Aston University has named Julia King as its next vice-chancellor. Professor King, who succeeds Michael Wright, is presently Principal of the Faculty of Engineering at Imperial College London.
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N8 rivals gaining on Golden Triangle
Northern universities are confident that they can redraw the UK research map. Anna Fazackerley reports. Research-rich northern universities this week warned institutions in the Golden Triangle that...
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'If you are seen to have quality research, people start wanting to recruit your staff'
Sheffield may not have the glamour or the bank balance of cities in the South East, but when it comes to running a university this is not always a bad thing. "We've had to push harder because we are...
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Concern over bid to cut exams
De Montfort is again facing criticism after leaked e-mails show disquiet over attempts to reduce assessment. Phil Baty reports. De Montfort University was criticised this week as a leaked series of e...