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Animal use in experiments continues to rise
The number of animals used in scientific research in the UK rose by 2 per cent last year, figures from the Home Office show.
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The Bologna chorus: harmony from two tones of same note
Higher education has room for both high ideals and pragmatism, Matthew Reisz hears in Bologna
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From Where I Sit - Big Bong theory
Two memoirs by Indian scholars who spent many years at Oxbridge offer salutary insights into life at the ancient universities. Tapan Raychaudhuri, author of The World in Our Time and a professor of...
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As India plays hard to get, overseas suitors lose interest
The government has reluctantly shelved its bill governing foreign education partners, reports Joanna Sugden from New Delhi
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Rome: An Empire's Story
An illuminating guide maps out a fast-track course to a dazzling imperial overview for Ronald Mellor
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State schools fare poorly in inaugural class, but calibre delights Grayling
Only one in five offers by the New College of Humanities has gone to a person from a state school so far, according to A.C. Grayling, the master of the new institution.
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Appointments
University of the West of EnglandGabriel ScallyThe new director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Healthy Urban Environments at the University of the West of England said he...
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News in brief
United StatesYou booze, you loseThe governing body of a US university has warned its president to curb her drinking or it will sack her. In a recent letter to Susan Martin, Eastern Michigan...
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Appointments
Manchester Metropolitan UniversityJason PowellManchester Metropolitan University's newly appointed professor of community practice and social justice said he felt "genuine excitement and delight"...
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Seeding businesslike ideas has allowed rare fruit to flourish
Cross-subsidising 'loss-makers' an essential part of university life, says UUK head. Jack Grove writes
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Modern Women in China and Japan: Gender, Feminism and Global Modernity between the Wars
This book's title reflects an original and bold move, namely to focus on the location of Katrina Gulliver's subjects (modern women in China and Japan) rather than their national, cultural and/or...
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Appointments
Conde Nast College of Fashion and DesignKate ChealThe new senior lecturer in e-learning at the soon-to-be-opened Conde Nast College of Fashion and Design said she hoped to create a technological...
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Branch campuses spread East to meet Asian demand
The number of overseas branch campuses set up by universities has reached 200 with another 37 planned, as activity shifts from the Gulf region to Asia.
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News in brief
United StatesLegal tenderA US university aims to buy a law school from another "local" institution for $25 million (?16 million). Texas A&M University will pay Texas Wesleyan University $20...