Leaked report on Ulster v-c blocked
Ulster University last week won a High Court injunction to prevent Northern Ireland's main regional newspaper, The Belfast Telegraph , publishing details of a report into the conduct of its vice-...
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Capital gains
Universities across the UK would benefit if the bid to bring the 2012 Olympics to the capital succeeds, Michael Driscoll, the vice-chancellor of Middlesex University, said this week. He argued that...
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E-daters picky about partners
People who arrange dates online are "savvy shoppers" who blow their top if their date turns out to be different from the way they advertised themselves on the web. This is one of the main findings of...
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Star quality will reap rewards for young researcher
Making an impact in research can mean a variety of things - from changing the direction of a field of study to capturing the attention of a bored teenager who thought science was nerdy, writes Anna...
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UK low in affordability league
A UK university education is one of the least affordable in the world, according to a study by a North American think-tank. Although the UK comes 14th out of 16 countries surveyed, its low ranking...
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PM under fire as migrants plug skills gap
Australia is failing to meet demand for local graduate professionals because it relies too heavily on skilled migrants and fee-paying foreign students, a study has found. Monash University...
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Liberia 'down, not out'
Al-Hassan Conteh, president of the University of Liberia, plans to kickstart a cash injection into his university with a fundraising conference at the University of Pennsylvania next week. Dr Conteh...
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African languages decline nearing crisis point
The domination of English and Afrikaans in South Africa's universities poses a threat to indigenous languages, according to a report commissioned by the Education Ministry. Use of African languages...
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Chinese graduates lack jobs
Graduates of China's expanded university system are increasingly facing difficulty finding work. Many have started to look for jobs that might have been considered beneath them. Others opt to stay on...
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Israel agrees on £38m of funds and new institution
Israeli politicians are seeking to separate the announcement of a new university in northern Israel from the crisis facing the country's higher education. Movie mogul and arms broker Arnon Milchan...
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Russians plan to put (wo)man on Mars
Plans for a manned Mars landing have moved a step closer as Russian space scientists announced an ambitious experiment into the stresses the crew of a mission would be put under. "Mars 500" is...
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Foundations hit by strict scrutiny
State universities are worried that fear of public attention may discourage donations from corporations and alumni, as the foundations through which they give money come under scrutiny after several...
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Why divide and be ruled if we can unite and win?
For nine months, Paul Mackney and Sally Hunt have negotiated for a merged union with real clout at the bargaining table The annual council of the Association of University Teachers will next week...
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Alison Wolf
If the best institutions are those where open debate is encouraged, however controversial, those in the UK are world leaders British academics increasingly take it for granted that the US has a...
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Alan Bowman finds shadowy caesar in Oxfordshire Mud
There are some periods of history on which the serendipitous archaeological discovery of a tiny object can cast a narrow but intense beam of illumination into a dark corner where the absence of a...