Green campus is go
Queen Margaret University College in Edinburgh has got the green light for a multimillion-pound environmentally friendly campus. East Lothian council officials already supported planning permission,...
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The artful enforcer who shoots from the hip
He won't suffer 'arty bullshit', rap music or the Wurzels... Alan Thomson sheds light on the background of the new Higher Education Minister. The Government's decision to replace a minister skilled...
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Tory interest payments 'will hit poor hardest'
The poor will pay more than the rich to get degrees under the Conservative Party's new plans for higher education, according to a policy think-tank, writes Alan Thomson. The Higher Education Policy...
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UK races to find life under ice
Steve Farrar British scientists are to send a robot probe to one of the last unexplored corners of the Earth - a subglacial lake buried beneath 3.4km of Antarctic ice. The interdisciplinary...
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UK research 'too reliant' on foreign postgraduates
Nearly four in ten research students are from outside the UK, prompting fears that Britain's research community is becoming over-dependent on foreign talent. Piera Gerrard, deputy director of...
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Lecturer plagiarised student's work
A senior lecturer at Cardiff University has been suspended after an investigation panel found that he had plagiarised a former student's PhD thesis for articles published in two international...
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Code sets Holloway on Hollywood path
A sinister tale of religious conspiracy and secret codes could thrust cryptographers at a UK university into the Hollywood spotlight. Dan Brown's controversial bestselling novel The Da Vinci Code has...
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We might moan, but we love the academic life
The future of Britain's higher education sector will be shaped by academics now in the early stages of their careers. But the voices that are heard most often are those of the old guard, who have...
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Little appeal in jobs outside the university
The future of Britain's higher education sector will be shaped by academics now in the early stages of their careers. But the voices that are heard most often are those of the old guard, who have...
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Most Scots are satisfied with training
The future of Britain's higher education sector will be shaped by academics now in the early stages of their careers. But the voices that are heard most often are those of the old guard, who have...
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Listen to market, urges UUK chair
Moves towards planning and funding universities on a more regional basis are hindering their development in the market, suggests a report presented to university chiefs this week. Mounting calls for...
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100% royalties offer for new technology
Universities could benefit from 100 per cent royalties with a new approach to translating discoveries into technologies unveiled this week. The "U2B" model of technology transfer aims to track down...
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Strathclyde adds up its value
Strathclyde University has piloted a study that will allow universities to gauge their impact on local economies. It has revealed the impact it has on the economies of Scotland and the city of...
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Graduates reap high returns on degree
An OECD report says higher education is still valuable. Tony Tysome reports A degree is as valuable as ever even though half the developed world's young adults now complete a higher education course...
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UK lags behind in spending
The UK is slipping behind foreign competitors in the higher education spending stakes, according to international comparisons. Spending per higher education student grew 8 per cent in the UK in real...