'Kafkaesque' contracts
The Association of University Teachers has accused managers at Nottingham University of "bullying and intimidating" staff into signing local contracts that could cut their earnings by thousands of...
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Debt burden now £12k
Graduates shoulder an average debt of £12,000 by the time they leave university, according to a survey by NatWest bank. NatWest said that, thanks to rising student loans and overdrafts, the average...
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Relief for volunteers
Students may get debt relief from the Government if they spend their gap year doing voluntary work in their communities or public services, it was reported this week. Although the Government declined...
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Cash for evaluation
Napier University has won a £195,000 grant from the Scottish Executive to evaluate its Working for Families pilot projects. These aim to help parents in deprived areas to overcome barriers to work...
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QAA queries Cornwall
Cornwall College gave better marks to students in building studies than their work merited, the Quality Assurance Agency said this week. The QAA found that "assignments are sometimes graded above the...
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Scots institutions face population time bomb
Scottish colleges and universities are sitting on a population time bomb, education expert John Field has warned. Professor Field, director of Stirling University's Division of Academic Innovation...
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Minimum repayments 'boost debts'
Graduates on low incomes face an ever-growing burden of debt under the system of making minimum payments on student loans that may not cover the interest charges, it was claimed this week. Norman...
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'There are more graduates than well-paid jobs'
When Emma Philpotts completed her media production degree at Sunderland University last year she was £11,000 in debt. Her £12,000-a-year job with a local radio station in East Anglia is above the...
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Medics spared top-ups to help widen access
Top-up fees will be waived for all trainee doctors and dentists in their final two years as part of a multimillion pound government drive to get more people from poor backgrounds into the medical...
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King to lure female engineers
At a time when female students are staying away from physics and engineering in their droves, Imperial College London's decision to parachute in a woman to run the largest engineering faculty in the...
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Test benefits
While some universities welcome admissions tests, others fear they will exclude students from poor backgrounds. Alan Thomson looks at the arguments "We are reaching crisis point," said Tim Kaye, head...
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... and drawbacks
While some universities welcome admissions tests, others fear they will exclude students from poor backgrounds. Alan Thomson looks at the arguments University entry tests are similar to an 11-plus...
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US faith in SATs waning as school marks prove better pointers to student success
This autumn, for the 79th year, university-bound students across the US will file into test rooms to confront the nation's pre-eminent admissions examination with a mix of scorn and fear. Scorn...
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Get the gist and gain admission
While some universities welcome admissions tests, others fear they will exclude students from poor backgrounds. Alan Thomson looks at the arguments With four well-qualified candidates applying for...
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The price of preparation
While some universities welcome admissions tests, others fear they will exclude students from poor backgrounds. Alan Thomson looks at the arguments Kaplan Inc has prepared students for SATs in the US...