Union fears local deals
The national pay bargaining system for academics has, in effect, collapsed into a local free-for-all, members of the Association of University Teachers will hear next week. The fragmentation of...
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Take your pick in jobs bonanza
This week's Times Higher boasts a bumper crop of jobs as universities jostle for market position and prepare for the next research assessment exercise. Six higher education institutions have taken...
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Andrea Dworkin: 1946-2005
Feminist fighter: Andrea Dworkin, who died this week, was both revered and disparaged for her radical feminism. She wrote a number of thought-provoking, controversial and spirited book reviews for...
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Hefce faces unsure future
Criticism of the funding council is rife but not everyone is ready to see it go, Anthea Lipsett discovers "Everyone is disenchanted with the research assessment exercise and the funding council,"...
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Jews resign over 'racism' in the NUS
Allegations of anti-Semitism in higher education were brought to the fore this week as three Jewish officers resigned from the National Union of Students and leaders of the faith branded a proposed...
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Average graduate debt climbs to £13,500
Graduates shouldered an average debt of £13,501 last year - a rise of £1,432 compared with students who left university the year before, writes Paul Hill. Barclays' Annual Graduate Survey found that...
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It's all about the extra cash
As the party manifestos roll out, Paul Hill analyses the promises and evasions Every political party had the chance to rehearse and refine its higher education policies during last year's debate...
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Read their lips and fingertips
Party political leaders hope that television viewers concentrate on their words and their carefully choreographed delivery as they present their election manifestos. But Geoff Beattie, professor of...
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Tories accuse Blair on fees cap
The Conservative Party this week accused Tony Blair of having a secret agenda to raise the cap on top-up fees during the next Parliament. The accusation follows revelations in The Times Higher a...
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Animal researchers brave the circle of friends and sceptics
The scientists looked more than a little uncomfortable as they stood in a ring of strangers and came up with adjectives to describe their feelings. This isn't how an ordinary day in the lab starts....
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Scots fear exodus to the North
Scotland is gearing up to control the number of English students seeking sanctuary from top-up fees. Scots fear home students could be squeezed out. The cross-border traffic is expected to be very...
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Wales predicts border rivalry
A potential price war is brewing between English and Welsh universities competing for students from the principality, higher education leaders in Wales have warned. The warning follows a decision by...
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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...