Wakey, wakey
Graeme Davies, former chief executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for England, is a tornado in his new job as principal of Glasgow University, not least because of his speedy dispatch of...
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Cause for alarm
The historic undergraduate privilege of lying in bed until lectures begin at 3pm has been undermined at Imperial College. Students in Southside Halls are to be subjected to "daily early morning fire...
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Absent present
Culture shock comes in unexpected forms for those who change organisation in middle life. Having delivered a lecture in his capacity as chief executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for...
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Blue Wales
Alumni to be proud of number 21, Prince Charles, may be losing the latest round of "Di 'n' Charlie" but buried in his academic past is something that should endear him to another group that is grumpy...
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Pulling his weight
Pulling his weight: former world champion javelin thrower Steve Backley opened Oxford Brookes University's new health suite earlier this month. The centre is thought to be one of the most expensively...
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Darwin's house waits for windfall
The campaign to save Down House, the decaying home of Charles Darwin, failed to win money in the National Heritage Lottery Fund's latest announcements made last week. The delay brings the Natural...
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ROPA research 'has drawbacks'
An independent body should review a Pounds 70 million university-industry research initiative before the scheme is expanded, recommends the Royal Society. In a study of recent developments in peer...
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Genes on the mind
The identification of genes that contribute to mental diseases, such as schizophrenia and manic depression, is one of the biggest challenges facing geneticists, according to Sir Walter Bodmer,...
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Birley leaves natural heritage for Edinburgh hot seat
Tim Birley, former head of the Scottish Office rural affairs and natural heritage division, has been appointed director of Edinburgh University's centre for human ecology which has won a reprieve...
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Universities set to flex economic muscle in battle to stave off cuts
Scottish higher education institutions are preparing to battle against funding cuts, armed with a report which shows higher education as a key player in the Scottish economy, writes Olga Wojtas. Iain...
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Sister act
(Photograph) - Sister act: A celebration of women being played out at Bolton Institute of Higher Education last week as part of a voyage of creative discovery for six female access students. The...
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Roman cemetery found
Remains dating back to the third century have been unearthed by builders working at the Caerleon campus of Gwent College of Higher Education. Caerleon, the Roman town of Isca, was home to 10,000...
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Net gain in salmon super race
Leading fish researchers are trying to calm panic over the news that a Scottish company may take part in trials on genetically engineered super-salmon. A number of environmental groups are alarmed...
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Bread like mummy's
A Cambridge scientist has used her loaf to bake bread just as the ancients did. Her recipe has included bits of old bread lying in museums, state-of-the-art imaging techniques and a talent for home...
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Oil pollution monitor wins top green prize
A team of scientists developing a device for monitoring oil pollution has won the top prize in a new environmental award scheme. The instrument makes use of the latest advances in opto-electronics...