Grantham
Commonwealth education ministers have signed a protocol aimed at protecting education systems in developing countries from the harm done by developed nations' recruitment of teachers.
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Brussels
The European Commission is to spend €9 million (£6 million) from the Erasmus Mundus programme on building academic links with China. It will finance scholarships for Chinese students studying in the...
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Correction
Queensland's Bond University is no longer in Japanese ownership, as reported in The Times Higher (August 20), but is operated by Bond University Limited, a not-for-profit company, limited by...
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Research hit as Swedes feel market pinch
Swedish universities are more than 800 million kronor (£60 million) in the red after the first six months of the year, according to the Hogskoleverket, the national agency for higher education. The...
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Tories will take scissors to nightmare red tape
Shadow education secretary Tim Collins says his plans would cut debt for students and release cash for universities. All political parties and newspapers accept that UK universities, challenged by...
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Gary Day
The sinister Clarke had set Lecturer on the road to Vanity Fair armed only with a scroll called the 'White Paper'. But many obstacles lay ahead... As I walked through the wilderness of higher...
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Merger toasted with cup of tea
If the big cheeses at Manchester University and the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology want next week's long-awaited merger to go ahead smoothly they may need to think a...
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Southern route to success
Fancy a job as a vice-chancellor? It's easy - as long as you've got the words Southampton University on your curriculum vitae. A growing list of new vice-chancellors cut their teeth at the university...
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Branding worth every penny
In this competitive world, universities are rushing to bring in consultants to boost their brand. And what a worthwhile investment that can be. Rumour has it that after months of costly negotiations...
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Calamity James on audit trail
And finally, the Conservative Party this week promised savings of £1.1 billion a year on education. The savings will be driven through by David James, who proved his talent for resource management...
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Don's diary: diving down from olympian heights
Thursday It's 6am - time for a quick run before work. It's my birthday and I've been living in never-never land for two weeks already, where all food and drink is free, we all wear the same clothes,...
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Why I...think disabled research students need more support
" In theory, research study with a physical-mobility impairment should be easier than undergraduate study. However, in practice it is much harder. Research study is a lonely, isolating and anxious...
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Part-time majority
Issues affecting postgrads will be debated in London this week at the UK Grad Conference. Here, speakers discuss the trials of part-timers, international students and researchers with disabilities....
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Foreign aid completes package
Issues affecting postgrads will be debated in London this week at the UK Grad Conference. Here, speakers discuss the trials of part-timers, international students and researchers with disabilities....
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Money talks, but don't let it dictate our future
If we fail to take collective action now, only the rich will be able to afford to join the profession, argues Bob Brecher. How can we reconcile the legitimate demands of a mass higher education...