The lady's not for unfair learning
Theories abound as to why Jane Davidson, the Welsh Assembly Education Minister, has made universities in Wales wait for a decision on whether they can charge top-up fees. Some of her opponents have...
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York v-c slams his peers for haste in axeing subjects
Universities that "restructure" by axeing departments to invest in new subject areas can do more harm than good, a vice-chancellor has warned, writes Tony Tysome. Brian Cantor, vice-chancellor of...
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Business taps sector for ideas
British universities are powerhouses of innovation in the UK economy, enjoying far greater links with businesses than previously thought, according to a report. Two thirds of British companies use...
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Queen Mary tops poll on student debt
Students at Queen Mary, University of London, expect to graduate with the highest debts in the country even before top-up fees are introduced, figures reveal this week, writes Chris Johnston. An...
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UK mores alienate foreign entrants
International students find it tough to make UK friends, and many are put off socialising by the heavy drinking culture and "smugness and superiority" of British people, a survey published this week...
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US view is asset in the UK
Rob Haslehurst, 26, left Imperial College London with a first in electrical engineering to work with the UK-based strategy consulting firm L.E.K. Consulting. Its operation in Boston has a strong...
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Downturn will not diminish MBAs' kudos
Demand for global business courses has fallen, but many individuals still value the experience. David Jobbins reports On the face of it, international MBA programmes are in trouble. Applications are...
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Tuck - a cold place with warm people
Demand for global business courses has fallen, but many individuals still value the experience. David Jobbins reports Leela Damm, 31, a history and English literature graduate from Edinburgh...
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Diversity pays off with Parisian elite
Demand for global business courses has fallen, but many individuals still value the experience. David Jobbins reports Julia Homayoun-Nejad, 31, read communication and information studies at Brunel...
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A good social return on your investment
Demand for global business courses has fallen, but many individuals still value the experience. David Jobbins reports Rob Langrick is one of six Britons out of 261 students in the class of 2006 at...
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'HEC has saved me from career mistake'
Demand for global business courses has fallen, but many individuals still value the experience. David Jobbins reports Robert Couper, 36, says his time at France's HEC may have saved him from making a...
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France's prized school gives students a rich experience
Audencia, one of France's top five business schools, lists its strengths as academic and research excellence, an international outlook and close ties with businesses. But Jean-Pierre Helfer, the...
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Labs can throw a lifeline to our struggling nations
Tony Blair must make the creation of scientists throughout the developing world a priority, says Robert May A major factor in the Western world's takeover of the New World and Oceania was the viral...
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Gary Day
Although we need to prepare youngsters for employment, we also need to educate them in the art of living As I write, highly trained demolition experts are knocking down my university. Well, not quite...
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Don's diary: Immune to the gambling bug
Invited to give a presentation at the International Herpes Virus Workshop, I accepted without a second thought. Lake Tahoe, Nevada, US - sounds great, I thought. Saturday Twenty-four hours after...