Big deficit magnifies trouble at Cambridge
Cambridge University has blamed "insufficient" government funding for an £11.6 million deficit, which it says is threatening its ability to deliver excellent teaching. Although the blow was softened...
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UK news in brief
Belfast students are target of blast bomb There has been outrage in Belfast over the attempted murder of students in a house adjoining a nationalist area in the south of the city. A blast bomb...
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Future in doubt for hard-up ILT
The future role of the cash-strapped Institute for Learning and Teaching is in doubt. A committee chaired by Sir Ron Cooke, vice-chancellor of York University, wants to create a logical division of...
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Union to use stunt tactics
Vice-chancellors could find themselves accosted by monkeys begging for peanuts during degree ceremonies as union members stage a series of stunts aimed at causing maximum embarrassment in the fight...
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Relations fraught as pay ladder plan halted
Industrial relations in universities face meltdown after trade unions and employers failed to progress plans for a new career ladder, a week after unions rejected a 2.5 per cent pay offer, writes...
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Whistleblowers: Staffordshire accused of bias in investigation
Lawyers acting for a man with mental health problems who has complained about the conduct of research he took part in at Staffordshire University have expressed "significant concerns" about the...
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Whistleblowers: College puts gloss on visit from inspector
When The THES reported that lecturers at the private European School of Economics in London were having to teach students without many basic facilities and were facing regular battles just to get...
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Analysis: Mixed report for class of '92
Ten years on from the end of binary divide in higher education, Claire Sanders assesses the successes and failures of new universities in a united sector Ten years ago Liverpool Polytechnic declined...
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VAT ruling threatens research funding
UK universities could be forced to charge VAT on research contracts after a ruling last week in the European Court of Justice. The ECJ ruled that German legislation, which exempts scientific research...
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Findings: Nature holds Venice in limbo
The city of Venice is being held in limbo by two conflicting forces of nature, both consequences of climate change, writes Steve Farrar. An increase in the number of surges caused by higher sea...
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Star is a giant water sprinkler
Astronomers have found an ageing star that is spewing narrow, rotating streams of water molecules into space like a lawn sprinkler, writes Steve Farrar. The discovery could betray the cosmic artistry...
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Summer schools cut dropout rates
Summer schools for students about to enter university can cut dropout rates dramatically, according to a study by Peter Jones and Michael Abramson of the University of Central Lancashire. Mr Jones...
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Ucas identifies racial imbalance
Young Asian women are overrepresented on courses in medicine while mature, black men are overrepresented in social work courses, according to a study by the Universities and Colleges Admissions...
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Malta fears EU accession will bring foreign deluge in its wake
The University of Malta, founded by Jesuits in 1592 to produce the island's own lawyers and priests, is braced for rapid change as accession to the European Union moves from distant aspiration to...
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Lagos
The Nsukka campus of the University of Nigeria has been closed after a gun battle between rival student cults left at least 18 people dead. The attackers opened fire on students from the engineering...