The hobbits versus Hitler
The hugely popular Lord of the Rings films have inspired a generation of young German academics to research the linguistic roots of J. R. R. Tolkien's mythic world and ponder the politics surrounding...
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Boys jeopardise Blair's target
The Government will not meet its pledge to send half of all young people to university by the end of the decade without a "sudden step change" in the numbers of boys and students from poor...
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Academics slam antisocial policy
Criminologists this week attacked the Government's antisocial behaviour measures, likening ASBO trials to medieval witch-hunts and criticising ministers' preference for "soundbite, eye-catching and...
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Gillies for Caledonian
Pamela Gillies, pro vice-chancellor of Nottingham University, will become the new principal of Glasgow Caledonian University in March, succeeding Ian Johnston. Professor Gillies said: "Glasgow...
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Colleges raise status
Three more higher education colleges have been granted university status by the Privy Council. Southampton Institute will now call itself Southampton Solent University and Canterbury Christ Church...
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Google warned
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers, an umbrella body representing university presses, learned societies and other not-for-profit publishers, has called on the web search...
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Just the job
Job prospects for graduates continue to look bright, with the number of vacancies up by more than 11 per cent this year and starting salaries as high as £35,000 on offer. A biannual survey of 224...
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Online guide
The Higher Education Funding Council for England has published on its website guidelines on how universities should approach sustainable development. Sustainable development in higher education...
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Clarification
In our article on the Cambridge-MIT Institute last week (July 8), the statement by Tidu Maini, Imperial College London's pro rector for development and corporate affairs, referred to the CMI as...
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A fighting start
Pupils attending a Leeds University summer school get a taste of an army boot camp. Pupils also met with some of Leeds' current student body to learn how they might benefit from degree study.
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Luton leads the field in diversity on campus
Almost one in five academics at Luton University is from an ethnic minority - almost twice the proportion of the academic sector average, a university internal report has revealed. Higher numbers of...
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Oxford may join global elite 8
Oxford University is considering joining a new consortium of eight of the world's leading research universities in a venture that could lead to shared academic appointments and double degree...
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AUT breaks ranks to reject Glasgow pay off
Glasgow University's Association of University Teachers has broken ranks with the other campus unions, refusing to endorse a voluntary severance scheme that is part of the university's £10 million...
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Taking the plunge
University of Bath breaststroke specialist Darren Mew was a member of Great Britain's Olympic team in Athens in 2004. Bath's facilities are home to the English Institute of Sport and several national...
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Games offer research gold
A jobs and research bonanza is being predicted as universities prepare for the rise of the "Olympic subjects" in the run-up to the 2012 games in London. Team London's successful bid to host the...