Nigel Shadbolt, new engineering fellow, sets his sights on interdisciplinarity and bemoans the 'info smog' age Engineering has a lot to learn from biology, according to Nigel Shadbolt, new fellow of...
New Royal Academy of Engineering fellows William Bardo , director, Defence Technology Centre in Systems Engineering and Integrated Systems for Defence; Peter Cawley , professor of mechanical...
The Government will scrap university top-up fees if this is recommended by the 2009 review of tuition charges, MPs heard this week. Alan Johnson, the Education Secretary, told members of the...
Changes in academe have led to a number of chiefs bowing out and a dearth of suitable candidates, reports Anna Fazackerley Institutions are facing an uphill battle to find high-calibre vice-...
Overseas students at the London College of Fashion regularly have their grades increased under a system of "special allowances", leaked documents suggest, writes Phil Baty. The college, part of the...
The academics' trade union has accused Leeds University of compromising its legal obligations to promote positive race relations by allowing suspended lecturer Frank Ellis to retire early with a "...
The Economic and Social Research Council is working behind the scenes to develop metrics to suit the social sciences, its chief executive insisted this week, writes Anthea Lipsett. The social science...
Roger Griffin is professor in modern history at Oxford Brookes University. He is one of 21 academics hoping to maintain the department's top research assessment exercise rating in 2008. I feel like I...
Research-led institutions are gearing up to shun the RAE's successor, after voicing doubts about the merits of the exercise, reports Anthea Lipsett Research-led universities will shun the Government'...
The number of students applying to universities and colleges this year is down by 3.5 per cent (17,184), according to figures from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. As of June 30, 469...
York St John University College has been given the green light by the Privy Council to become York St John University. It will start using the title from October.
The University and College Union has accused the Government of trying to pre-empt debate on alternatives to the research assessment exercise and has launched its own consultation on how research...
St Martin's College in Lancaster is celebrating news this week that it has gained taught degree-awarding powers, bringing it a step closer to its plans to merge with Cumbria Institute of the Arts to...
Bill Rammell, the Higher Education Minister, has announced a £3 million scheme to support partnerships between universities and colleges in England and sub-Saharan Africa. The scheme will fund about...
Cambridge, Herriot-Watt and Portsmouth universities each won a European Award for Languages this week. They will be presented at the Scottish Parliament on the European Day of Languages, September 26.