Bargains revealed
THE TREASURY will soon be able to find out which universities offer the best value for money - and how they compare with further education colleges, writes Harriet Swain. A team set up by the Higher...
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Call for CVCP unity
VICE-CHANCELLORS of top research universities have been warned they risk scuppering higher education's chances of more cash unless they unite over standards. Diana Warwick, chief executive of the...
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Manchester is the business
MORE than 60 per cent of employers admit that their perceptions of a university will "considerably" or "totally" influence their choice of graduates, according to a Performance Indicator Project...
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Seconds out for loan debt auction
A SECOND billion-pound slice of student loan debt is to be sold off to the private sector. N. M. Rothschild and Sons will advise the Department for Education and Employment on the sale to be launched...
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Research memorial for meningitis victims
SOUTHAMPTON University is to plough more than Pounds 200,000 into research for a meningitis vaccine in memory of its students who died earlier this academic year from the disease. The grant will...
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Science and technology panel thinks small
The revamped Council for Science and Technology met for the first time this week. After previous allegations of secrecy, the council, which includes Sir Robert May, the government's chief scientific...
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Lecturer to claim harassment
A FORMER Edinburgh University lecturer in social anthropology who took early retirement last year is set to bring a constructive dismissal case against the university. Alan Campbell, shortlisted for...
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Floodgate opens for students suing parents
THE National Union of Students Scotland is predicting a massive rise in the number of students suing their parents for maintenance following changes in student support. The warning comes after Kirsty...
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Museums commission launches consultation
The Museums and Galleries Commission has launched a consultation on a policy framework for museums and galleries in the United Kingdom. The MGC says the document has been drafted partly in response...
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Level playing field for A levels
MODULAR A-level syllabuses are not easier than traditional linear courses, a review of secondary education by schools inspectors Ofsted has said. The proportion of students sitting modular courses...
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Mature keep away in droves
EFFORTS to improve the range of students at university appear under threat from latest application figures, which show continued steep falls in mature, overseas and sub-degree applicants. Data from...
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Lasting culture shock needed
SHORT-TERM projects to attract students from diverse backgrounds make a university look good but may have little lasting impact, early results of project assessments show. A study by the National...
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Legal victory on halls
HERIOT-Watt University has won a landmark legal decision that has spared universities thousands of pounds in new charges for halls of residence. Heriot-Watt fought the test case on behalf of the...
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Lifelong leap makes strong case for sector merger
LESLIE Wagner, vice-chancellor of Leeds Metropolitan University, said this week that the lifelong learning debate made the case for merging further and higher education stronger than ever. "If...
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Loans limit raised
LOANS are to be made available to people aged 50 to 54 as part of the government's measures to widen participation in higher education, writes Alan Thomson. Education secretary David Blunkett has...