Cambridge is worth 170 Guildhalls
Cambridge University is worth 170 London Guildhalls or four Edinburgh Universities, according to a THES analysis. Cambridge, followed by Oxford, tops the tables for assets, endowments, reserves and...
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Bradford calls on peace experts
Alison Utley looks at the fall-out from flare-ups in multi-ethnic communities Bradford University is applying its expertise in conflict resolution in the international arena to help resolve...
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City riot leads to student worries
Alison Utley looks at the fall-out from flare-ups in multi-ethnic communities . Bradford University received calls from anxious parents within hours of the break-out of last weekend's riots in the...
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'Race myopia' in universities
Alison Utley looks at the fall-out from flare-ups in multi-ethnic communities. Institutional racism is rife in British universities, according to a sociologist researching the problem for the Higher...
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Scots promised a radical review of lifelong learning
The Scottish Parliament's enterprise and lifelong learning committee has pledged the most fundamental review of post-compulsory education and training since the Robbins report nearly 40 years ago....
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Business schools under fire
The United Kingdom lacks world-class business schools, universities are failing to produce the skills business needs and management research is of limited relevance, according to a government panel....
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Water great idea
Water great idea: Cajsa Flensburg's revolutionary take on the ladies' loo has won the Royal College of Art's annual design award. Inspired by her own misery as a woman using public lavatories, her...
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Doubts raised over merger
Governors of London Guildhall University have voiced doubts over its proposed merger with the University of North London. Minutes of a board meeting held in mid-June, seen by The THES , express...
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Surprised Cambridge seeks fall in EU interest
Cambridge University has suffered a severe drop in the number of European Union students applying for postgraduate places. Applications from EU students fell 14 per cent in 1999-2000 but Cambridge...
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Union demands fee promise
Lecturers' union Natfhe is demanding a government guarantee on the level of university tuition charges amid fears that increasing them could mean differential fees by the back door. The union, due to...
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Endow to free up research, says expert
Cash endowments should replace grants for basic research in universities, according to a leading social policy expert. Julian Le Grand, professor of social policy at the London School of Economics,...
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Unofficial spending adds to Luton woe
Luton University has launched an investigation into unauthorised and excessive spending in its school of healthcare and social studies. Minutes of a meeting of Luton's directorate show that the...
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Vox pop
Is it good for higher education as a whole that Cambridge and Oxford are so much wealthier than other universities? Tom Wilson , head of the universities' department at lecturers' union Natfhe "It...
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Analysis: Which university has the deepest pockets?
There are many measures of a university's academic stature, but what about its financial strength? In the first of a two-part series examining the wealth of UK institutions, Alison Goddard...
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Teacher numbers still low
The government is celebrating growing numbers of trainee teachers - but the statistics mask the fact that numbers training in some shortage subjects are still pitifully low. Applications for the...