Engineering tops list for degree drop-outs
Engineering had the highest dropout rate of any subject among its 1996-97 intake, with one in eight students leaving in their first year, according to the Engineering Council. Most students who left...
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Clarification
The graph "Changes in composition of students' income", part of the "Is a return to grants really the answer?" Analysis, ( THES page 9, March 9), should have made clear that the figures were for full...
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Campus museums may levy entry fee
A muddle by the chancellor could force university museums to charge entry fees, according to the Manchester Museum. Museum director Tristram Besterman has complained to ministers that university...
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Research makes you teach better
The creation of teaching-only universities could seriously damage student learning, say researchers at Oxford Brookes University. Studies examining the experiences of 250 students reveal that...
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Bill demands extra support for disabled
Students who suffer discrimination on the grounds of disability will benefit from the disability bill passing through Parliament. At present there is no legal protection for disabled students and...
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Prediction cuts cost for wheat farmers
Forget red sky at night. Scientists have found a way to predict the quality of the United Kingdom's wheat crop six months in advance by studying variations in the North Atlantic climate. The...
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Scotland eradicates student funding anomaly
Scottish further education this week welcomed a £19.5 million package to help bring student support in line with that in higher education from the autumn. Colleges have long complained that their...
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Bolton turned down in title bid
The Privy Council has rejected Bolton Institute's application to call itself a university, despite an exemplary record of quality assurance and widening participation. The Standing Conference of...
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Cambridge music venue in breach of licensinglaws
Cambridge University's prestigious Kettle's Yard arts centre has been breaking the law by operating as a commercial entertainment venue without a licence. Director Michael Harrison this week admitted...
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Staff told 'cut costs' as UCL is hit by debt
University College London, one of the country's most successful institutions, expects to end the financial year millions of pounds in debt. The institution told The THES it was facing a deficit,...
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Tobacco link causes cancer team to leave
Nottingham University has lost a top research team after its decision to accept tobacco industry funding. David Thurston, director of Nottingham's Cancer Research Campaign gene-targeted drug design...
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Racism is 'endemic' in sector
Higher education is "institutionally racist", according to the United Kingdom's first professor of social justice, writes Phil Baty. Hull University's Gary Craig said in his inaugural lecture this...
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Analysis: What keeps a student home?
Claire Sanders reports on how fear of debt has forced more students to live at home, and THES correspondents (below) explore support schemes outside the UK. Between 1997 and 1999, there was a 40 per...
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Whistleblowers
Senior don leaves LIPA 'This week Paul Kleiman told staff he was no longer able to respect the "abilities, qualities and values of those who purport to lead" LIPA' Another senior figure has quit the...
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Glittering prizes
Birkbeck College, London , has awarded fellowships to: Richard Evans , professor of modern history at the University of Cambridge and fellow of Gonville and Caius College; Peter Mortimore , a former...