A "flippant" approach to health and safety by some university researchers has prompted the first ever national guidelines for institutions. The Health and Safety Executive is due to publish...
A psychologist has called on higher education institutions to tackle the "taboo" of student loneliness as a new academic year begins. Meg Barker, a lecturer at Cheltenham and Gloucester College of...
Bill Johnston, coordinator for Strathclyde University's centre for academic practice, called for more research into the experience of first-year students. Mr Johnston said North American institutions...
The launch of the new national Individual Learning Account system this week has been marred by red tape, college heads say. Would-be students trying to apply for an ILA to gain course fee discounts...
A woman lecturer who was paid less than her male colleagues has won Pounds 10,000 compensation from De Montfort University to settle a sex discrimination claim. In a landmark case, supported by both...
Hundreds of lecturers and managers at Sheffield College have voted for an indefinite strike in protest against threatened compulsory redundancies. Union leaders said a ballot last week found that 87...
Universities have the worst track record when it comes to evading new laws on workers' rights, the Trades Union Congress will hear next week. The Association of University Teachers, which will lead...
Lorraine Walsh was a little dismayed when her overhead projector failed to appear in time for her lecture, but she carried on regardless. Afterwards, her students said how much happier they had been...
Improving communication is a focus of this week's British Educational Research Association conference in Cardiff. Alison Utley reports. The scribbled comment, "your argument needs improvement" at the...
Psychology staff at Leicester University have ousted their head of department, Anne Colley, by popular vote, following her much-criticised role in a whistleblowing controversy revealed by The THES....
One of Scotland's most deprived regions is benefiting from an original further education and university partnership. Olga Wojtas reports The Scottish Borders is one of Scotland's loveliest areas,...
Sunday I've yet to find a practical benefit to camping. After escaping from a tent coated in dew, the success of the day depends entirely on whether the generator has struggled on through the night...
Honorary graduates of the University of Leicester this year are: Gerald Bernbaum, vice-chancellor, South Bank University (LLD); Gautam Bodiwala, consultant surgeon, Leicester Royal Infirmary (DSc);...
When Lord Oxburgh steps down as rector of Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine in three months' time, he will leave a formidable legacy. His seven years at the helm have seen the...
Hollywood had better put the Harry Potter movie on hold and go straight for Son of Braveheart. Tom Devine's book The Scottish Nation has held the number one position on the Scottish bestseller lists...