Botany, geology firsts blooming
Undergraduates aiming for a first-class honours degree have an increasing chance of success if they study botany, geology, artificial intelligence or aerospace, an analysis of degree classification...
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Pass/fail proposal fails to pass muster
Plans to replace the traditional honours degree classification system with a simple three-point scale have been roundly rejected by employers and academics, writes Phil Baty. A review group...
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'Nightmare' EU fees recovery task ahead, Johnson warns
Boris Johnson, the new Shadow Minister for Higher Education, opened fire on the Government this week, warning that UK taxpayers could foot the top-up fee bill for tens of thousands of European...
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Next week
The greying of academe Which disciplines are facing an ageing population of academics and which are increasingly relying on overseas talent? We reveal the findings of the most in-depth study on the...
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Employers accuse unions of pre-emptive action
The bitter battle over staff pay levels for 2006 intensified this week as university employers took out a full-page advert in The Times Higher accusing academic trade unions of rushing into ill-...
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Business PhDs shun academic careers
Business schools in the UK are suffering from a shortage of staff with a background in academic research, the Association of Business Schools (ABS) warned, as figures show that just a quarter of MBA...
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Top finance staff hit jackpot with £98k
The gulf in pay between academics and senior university administrators was underlined this week by a new report that reveals that top finance officers can earn up to £98,000 a year. A survey of the...
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UWE lands high flyers
It may be some distance from the hallowed golden triangle, but the University of the West of England is hoping that hiring three funding agency big hitters might push the institution into the big...
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Father of invention
The London residence of Benjamin Franklin - scientist, diplomat, philosopher, inventor and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States - opened to the public for the first time this week....
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McKenna leaves UU
Gerry McKenna, former vice-chancellor of Ulster University, who has been fighting the early termination of his employment, will leave on February 28 under a confidential agreement reached this week....
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Academy awards time
The Higher Education Academy this week launched its revamped National Teaching Fellowship Scheme, which recognises good teaching in higher education. The £2.5 million scheme now comprises two strands...
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Media watch
Oxford University is to set up a Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, which will study how the media operates rather than offer degrees. It will be funded by £1.75 million from the media...
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Caps and growls
The National Union of Students has launched a campaign to prevent the future removal of the cap on top-up fees for English undergraduates. The Government's £3,000 a year variable fees policy will be...
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Association cuts ties
Edinburgh University Students' Association has disaffiliated itself from the Scottish students' lobbying group, the Coalition of Higher Education Students in Scotland.
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Missing New Year gong
Thomas Fraser, provost of Ulster University's Magee campus, was awarded an MBE in the recent New Year Honours. Apologies for the omission.