The government's policy for variable university fees is not relevant to the real problems of higher education in the UK. Vice-chancellors have persuaded government that they are seriously short of...
Rugby got us dancing in the streets, so why can't we revel in science? asks Peter Cotgreave If the Beagle 2 lander had worked as planned after reaching Mars last week, it would have had to calibrate...
Diversity, not corporate bureaucracy, is essential in university management, says Ian McNay Academics committed to developing the government's e-learning strategy have complained about being...
A “gang of four” super-elite UK universities is exerting an ever-tightening stranglehold on research, according to an exclusive analysis for The THES . Imperial College London tops the group with a...
Shakespeare’s comedies may have failed to amuse generations of schoolchildren, but it seems computers could be more open to appreciating the wit of the Bard. Software developed by US scholars can...
Vice-chancellors should support a flat-rate top-up fee along the lines suggested by Labour MPs Peter Bradley and Alan Whitehead, the chair of the Coalition of Modern Universities said this week. The...
The main reason tuition fees have failed to put students off university is because of their head-in-the-sand approach to finances, a study suggests. Research by academics at Heriot-Watt University,...
Shadow education secretary Tim Yeo has denied that the Conservatives are preparing to drop their opposition to top-up fees, despite splits in the party over the issue. Mr Yeo told The THES that there...
Scientists struggling to contact the UK’s Mars probe were this week assured of life after Beagle 2 by a government commitment to future exploration of the solar system. Lord Sainsbury, the science...
Two recent presidents of the National Union of Students squared up to each other over top-up fees this week, with one abandoning his opposition to government plans and the other warning that variable...
Our man to Mann Laurie Taylor hears sociologist Michael Mann predict America's ugly future Also Prehistoric art: Two books reviewed by Steven Mithen Books focus: Design and fashion Louis Appleby, the...
Michael Arthur, dean of Southampton University’s faculty of medicine, will become the first Russell Group vice-chancellor with a comprehensive school background when he takes over at Leeds University...
Lorna Walker , leader of Arup’s global environmental consultancy and chartered chemist, has been appointed Royal Academy of Engineering visiting professor in engineering design for sustainable...
Tutors who use some popular learning models could be wasting their time. The evidence, says Frank Coffield, suggests that all are not equal New staff are routinely asked to identify their predominant...
What is your experience of teaching? Pat Leon asks teachers how they manage Name : Catriona Scott Age : 40 Job : Director of taught programmes at Dartington College of Arts, Totnes, Devon....