Northerners meet
Lancaster University this week hosts the Northern Universities conference for 2005, bringing together for the first time vice-chancellors, chairs of university councils and senior staff from...
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Natfhe chooses Hayes
Dennis Hayes, head of the Centre for Professional Learning at Canterbury Christ Church University College, has been elected president of Natfhe, the UK's largest university and college lecturers'...
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Scots debate fee rise
The Scottish Executive rejected accusations of discrimination as it began consulting this week on proposals to increase fees for all non-Scottish UK students by £500-£700. The proposals aim to...
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Lib Dems adjusted
The Liberal Democrats' lead in the recent poll of students' voting intentions is smaller than reported in The Times Higher , once a methodological change is taken into account. The poll, conducted in...
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Research row 'led to lecturer's job loss'
A senior lecturer who declared himself unwilling to carry out research because his university had withheld research funds he had raised in his own time will take his appeal against redundancy to an...
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Women's past lead in maths revealed
The popular stereotype is that maths is a difficult subject best left to men. But research has revealed that, historically at least, women may have been more numerate than their male counterparts....
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Law entrance test deters non-traditional pupils
Students from non-traditional backgrounds are put off applying for university law courses that set admissions tests, conference delegates heard this week. A string of representatives from sixth-form...
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'Campus vote' could count
Higher education voters could swing marginal seats in the May general election The fate of at least ten parliamentary constituencies could rest in the hands of students and academics in the coming...
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Theses will be stored digitally
PhD theses may represent the rite of passage for academics, but most are destined to lie mouldering on university library shelves or buried in institutional databases, never to be read again. All...
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Brainwashing - just keep an open mind...
Lecturers who encourage their students to be critical thinkers are not only giving them a good education but potentially protecting them against brainwashing, writes Olga Wojtas. Kathleen Taylor, a...
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Focus on few 'at risk' will benefit many
Institutions in England that are experiencing financial troubles will for the first time receive detailed assessments of their problems from funding chiefs. Every year the Higher Education Funding...
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Originality is key for young writers contesting £5K book prize
Young academics with a book deal in hand are an enviable lot in higher education circles and still a rarity, writes Anthea Lipsett. The Times Higher Young Academic Author of the Year award aims to be...
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V-cs told to specialise and forfeit autonomy
Universities must sacrifice their autonomy to help rescue the provision of key science subjects in the UK, MPs said this week. A report on strategic science provision in universities from the Commons...
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Triumphant Fletcher is re-elected to lead NUS
Kat Fletcher was returned in triumph as president of the National Union of Students this week, securing four times the number of votes of her nearest rival. It was a ringing endorsement of Ms...
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Autumn entrants set to get best deal
Students would be better off financially if they entered higher education this autumn rather than next - contrary to government advice - MPs heard this week. Alissa Goodman, of the Institute for...