Following a breakdown in relations between the lecturers' union and employers' associations over an eight per cent pay rise demand, the two groups are both set to head back to the negotiating table. The University and College Union (UCU) has, effectiv...
Mon 23 Feb 2009 by Matthew Moore | Read more »
Apparently, listening to Mozart won't make you smarter. Kicking off the University of Edinburgh Christmas lectures, award-winning Professor Sergio Della Sala looks set give these neurological myths a thorough going over. His lecture on 10 December, en...
Tue 09 Dec 2008 by Tom Evans | Read more »
The government has outlined plans for surveillance units to keep an eye on international students in a bid to cut down on illegal immigration and falsified university applications. The new system, to be implemented in March next year, will require uni...
Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Hiran Balasuriya | Read more »
The Universities and Colleges Union (UCU) has announced that it plans to push ahead with its demand for an eight per cent increase in lecturers' pay. A UCU spokesperson said that the union: “will press ahead with demands for a rise equivalent to...
Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Constantine Innemée | Read more »