RAE weak face freeze on funds
There may be no future funding for Scottish departments rated 3a or 3b in the forthcoming research assessment exercise, the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council has warned. Shefc is reviewing...
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Sector is given big brush-off by media
Schools issues are pushing higher education off the news agenda, according to student leaders. Student union activists say they are finding it hard to get the media to address higher education issues...
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Wales is denied its PGCE aid
Teacher training chiefs at two Welsh higher education institutions fear college teaching courses may have to close following a minister's decision to exclude their students from receiving grants....
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Glasgow University
Glasgow University this week launched its 550th anniversary through 'a tale of passion and decadence'. It began the celebrations by sponsoring Glasgow Film Theatre's January programme, which marked...
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Autonomy row hits LSE as sponsor axes research
A row over the commercialisation of university research and academic freedom has erupted at the London School of Economics following the decision of a major research sponsor to prematurely pull the...
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Lab to be economic powerhouse
The future of the Daresbury Laboratory in Cheshire could be secured through closer links with local industry and an independent management team, according to a report being studied by ministers. The...
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Natfhe action to hit NHS staffing
The National Health Service will soon be starved of thousands of newly qualified nurses because lecturers' are not processing undergraduate exam results as part of their campaign for better pay....
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Digging deep
The Camborne School of Mines, part of Exeter University, is offering scholarships to help students meet the cost of their studies. Eleven scholarships, of up to £1,000 each, have been provided by...
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Principal submits funding blueprint
Sir John Arbuthnott, principal of Strathclyde University, who recently led a review of Scottish National Health Service spending, believes his innovative method of measuring deprivation could offer a...
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Analysis: Locals grab at their chance to lead
The impact of devolved government across the United Kingdom has been felt nowhere more strongly than in further and higher education. The controversial tuition fees policy was a handy stick with...
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Whistleblowers: Derby ducks tribunal
Higher education's first tribunal case under the law to protect whistleblowers from victimisation has been settled. Derby University has reached an agreement with senior lecturer Mark Challinor, who...
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Fort Hare fights for survival
The university that acted as a crucible for the liberation struggle across southern Africa, producing alumni such as Nelson Mandela and Robert Mugabe, is fighting for its survival. A dramatic drop in...
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Gratified graduates allow minister tojustify fee rise
Australian graduates are better paid, happier with their courses and are finding it easier to get jobs than at any time in the past ten years, according to a survey. Almost 84 per cent of students...
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Inquiry blames poor living conditions forKenyan riots
An inquiry into violent student demonstrations and riots at Kenya's public universities has blamed the unrest on poor living conditions. Committee chairman Everett Standa said: "In the past ten years...
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US survey exposes college problems
Frustrated by the growing influence of mass-market magazine rankings that serve as the league tables of American universities, higher education institutions in the United States have launched their...