Law schools in dock over race
Law schools have been less likely than other university faculties to offer places to candidates from some ethnic minorities, according to a report. The Higher Education Funding Council for England...
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Research stars like talent by their side
Anna Fazackerley looks at a trend for academics to travel in teams to new posts Most universities cannot lure research stars by offering super-size salaries, not least because it would not look good...
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Groups move lock, stock and barrel - and sometimes with horses
* Manchester University promised an aggressive recruitment campaign this year - and poaching Nigel Scrutton, professor of molecular enzymology, and his large team from Leicester University suggests...
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Graduates fight for fee relief
Ministers were under pressure this week to rethink how medical schools will levy tuition fees from 2006 amid calls for graduate medical students to get the same financial support as undergraduates....
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Hefce expands roll numbers by 30,000
Brighton and Teesside universities are the biggest winners in the latest round of additional student numbers awarded to institutions by the Higher Education Funding Council for England, writes Anthea...
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Scientists urged to safeguard research
A global network of science academies, including the Royal Society, this week appealed to scientists to ensure that others do not misuse research, writes Anthea Lipsett. The 68 academies presented a...
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Prizes single out spirit of innovation
More than 20 universities and colleges have been chosen to receive awards for excellence from the Queen, writes Jessica Shepherd. Universities as far apart as Reading and Dundee have been selected as...
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Offa's life may be short, says head
The Office for Fair Access may not have a long-term future in its present form, its director has told The Times Higher . Sir Martin Harris believes the access watchdog, which works to ensure...
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Proud winners and PM sparkle at first awards
A heady mix of nerves, elation and pizzazz helped make the first Times Higher Awards a night to remember. Hundreds of guests from dozens of universities and colleges packed the ballroom of The...
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Srebrenica still haunts Muslims
When Selma Aljkanovic won a place at a madrassa eight years ago, she put on a Muslim headscarf for one of the happiest days of her sad and painful life, writes Kevin Weaver in Srebrenica. Her only...
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Bosnians bow to pressure to reform
With the tenth anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accords imminent, the Bosnian Government has relented to international pressure and set up a task force to draft a higher education law. The failure of...
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A ray of light in a grey landscape
When the Dayton Peace Accords ended the Bosnian war, Zdravko Grebo - who ran a radio station in Sarajevo called Radio Zid (Wall) to keep up the spirits of the young - founded a Law Centre for...
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Exams victory for rectors
Russian universities will keep their own system of entrance exams when the country introduces its long-delayed unified state exam, a nationwide scheme similar to A levels. Years of lobbying by...
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Student activist barred
A Belarussian university faces European sanctions after it expelled a student for attending an international conference. Taciana Khoma, a student at the Belarussian State Economic University (BSEU)...
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Australia inspired by US study model
Australian higher education looks set to move to a US model of generalist first degrees followed by graduate studies for professionals. Brendan Nelson, the federal Education Minister, said...