Colleges overtake schools
Completing our series on widening access to university, Phil Baty reports on further education's role. Further education colleges will soon be the primary recruiting ground for higher education,...
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Private colleges demand subsidy
Private higher education colleges should be subsidised by the public purse to the tune of Pounds 3,000 a student, the sector's leaders will tell the government. In a paper to be submitted to the...
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Euro chiefs fear erosion of role
The traditional position of European universities is under threat, university chiefs have been warned. Universities have lost their monopoly on teaching and research, with global corporations now...
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Big Brother
(Photograph) - Big Brother: Kevin Warwick of Reading University was tracked through his department via a silicon implant in his arm this week. Future intelligent buildings will be able to open doors...
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Admissions officers cut red tape to lure overseas students
CHANGES to the way foreign students apply to British universities are being drawn up to make the system more flexible. Pressure from admissions officers, who feared Britain could lose potential...
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Scottish FE college plans to axe 45 jobs
REID Kerr College in Paisley plans to axe 10 per cent of its staff because of financial problems. The further education college says it must shed up to 45 full-time equivalent academic and support...
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Slavonic merger plan
Consultants called in to advise on the future of the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, largest of the University of London's senate institutes, are set to recommend a merger with another...
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Pupils turn off economics and business studies
THIS year's GCSE results were published this week showing a rise in passes at grades A* to C with significant shifts in the popularity of some subjects. While the proportion gaining GCSEs at A* to C...
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Medical school set for Pounds 38m extension
EDINBURGH University's medical school is to have a new Pounds 38 million building. The move is hailed by the government as the country's most significant capital development in medical education for...
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London scientists top European league
LONDON scientists are the most productive in Europe, according to a study by Christian Matthiessen of the University of Copenhagen. The capital's researchers published more papers than did scientists...
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Prodigy's Cambridge place under threat
A place for the youngest entrant to Cambridge University this century is under threat. The High Court this week ruled that the 15-year-old dyslexic should not be given additional financial support...
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Bedside manner should count for more
Medical schools will be advised to place less emphasis on A-level results and more on bedside manner when selecting students. The Council of Heads of Medical Schools is drafting a policy statement...
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Debt looms more than ever for medics, warns BMA
Medical students graduate with an average debt of almost Pounds 8,000, according to the British Medical Association. In future years, it added, medics' financial problems will be compounded since...
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Sheikh donates millions to Exeter
A multimillion pound donation from a former student is to fund a new institute of Arabic and Islamic studies at the University of Exeter. Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Sharjah's ruler, who...
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Nurse tutors exploited, say unions
UP TO 2,000 nurse tutors in higher education are being forced to work more hours in less favourable conditions than their colleagues, say the Royal College of Nursing and Natfhe, the lecturers' union...