Daily TV & radio guide - Saturday
The Medieval Ball (2.30 R4). Terry Jones continues his exploration of the medieval mind and its manifestation in maps and elsewhere. Stolen Goods, National Treasures (6.00 BBC2). It's not just the...
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Higher education awards
Southampton Institute The following awards have been made: DBA : Timothy Field , founder of the UK National Workplace Bullying Advice Line; Lisa Napolitano , executive director of the Strategic...
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Higher education appointments
University of Surrey The following appointments have been announced: Tom Bridges , professor, has been appointed as head of mathematics for 3 years from October 1. Michael Kipps , professor, has been...
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Elite plan to go it alone over pay
Local pay bargaining in higher education came a step closer this week after the Association of University Teachers exposed moves by elite institutions to abandon the national negotiating structure....
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Newby is chosen for top job
Sir Howard Newby, vice-chancellor of the University of Southampton, has been appointed chief executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for England. Sir Howard, 52, president of Universities...
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Next week
NEWS Equality: what the universities are doing to improve their record. FEATURES Literature behind bars: why prison writing is all the rage at the Modern Languages Association. BOOKS 'Hello, I must...
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Irish students demand the return of grants
More than 2,000 Northern Irish students demonstrated this week to demand the abolition of tuition fees and the restoration of grants and social security benefit. Brian Slevin, convenor of the...
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Imperial to accept European graduates
Imperial College, London, has agreed to recognise the qualifications of three other European universities as equivalent to its own. Any student seeking a place on a masters course will be treated in...
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Centre to examine facets of learning
A new research centre for post-16 education and training is to be created as part of the Learning and Skills Development Agency, formerly the Further Education Development Agency. The centre will...
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Fee-paying parents 'should get tax breaks'
Tax breaks for parents who pay tuition fees should be considered alongside legislation to compel parents to pay, according to members of the Aldwych Group, which represents the student unions of...
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'Failing' Wirral courses become 'satisfactory'
Quality watchdogs have upgraded "failing" provision at Wirral Metropolitan College to "satisfactory". Last year, the college received bottom grade 5s from funding council inspectors in governance,...
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Scots ministers let off hook for results fiasco
The Scottish Parliament's enterprise and lifelong learning committee has effectively absolved ministers of blame for the Scottish Qualifications Authority's examinations fiasco last summer. A...
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V-c makes overseas awards in Paris
London University held its first overseas awards ceremony in Paris last week. Vice-chancellor Graham Zellick awarded degree certificates to 40 French and British students who had successfully...
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Partnership to focus on staff development
The Association of Colleges has forged a partnership with the TUC and lecturers' union Natfhe to encourage unions and colleges to work together to open "gateways to learning" for college staff. New...
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Company saves world microbe collections
An Aberdeen University-based company has launched an international rescue mission to save threatened privately owned collections of microbes. As a first step, the National Collection of Industrial,...