Copycats spur system rethink
Conference reveals full extent of plagiarism and how the UK system is partly to blame. Phil Baty reports Universities need a fundamental rethink of the way students are assessed as the preoccupation...
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'Wimpy' bosses cause staff to duck showdown
Conference reveals full extent of plagiarism and how the UK system is partly to blame. reports Phil Baty Academics are turning a blind eye to the growing problem of plagiarism on degree courses...
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Next week
The legacy of Edward Said... Review of the late Palestinian intellectual's last lectures as well as a set of interviews Also Books focus: Travel, including the Cambodians' penchant for deep-fried...
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Intervene pre-GCSE, study says
Helping raise the attainment and aspirations of pupils before they sit their GCSEs will have a greater effect on their likelihood of going to university than intervening later in their schooling,...
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Telford: keep up chat, Kat
NUS president bows out with some advice for her successor. Paul Hill reports It would be a mistake for the National Union of Students to walk away from the negotiating table despite frustration with...
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No clue of fee axe
Ninety per cent of the poorest Scottish pupils are unaware that Scotland axed upfront tuition fees in 2000 and believe they will be liable for costs of between £500 and £16,000 a year, according to a...
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English face Scots surcharge
The Scottish Executive may charge English students a premium to study medicine north of the border in a bid to boost recruitment to Scotland's National Health Service by training more native doctors...
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Welsh v-cs oppose 'Trojan Horse' Bill clause
Welsh vice-chancellors have described a clause in the Higher Education Bill as a "Trojan Horse" that threatens university autonomy, writes Tony Tysome. The clause, which applies only to Welsh...
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Support is lacking for minority students
Universities are failing to adequately support ethnic minority students in their academic studies and in their search for graduate employment, a report to ministers suggests. Research led by the...
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'I never got any help'
Deepika Bharadwa has just graduated in English from Leicester University, but she is appealing against her 2:2 degree classification. She says she can understand why ethnic minority students feel...
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Good bet for students
Hundreds of cash-strapped students will profit from gambling this summer - not as punters but as bookies. A study by the Royal Bank of Scotland has found that about 1,500 university students plan to...
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Quarterly BBSRC bids
Scientists will have twice as many opportunities as before to bid for funding when the Biotechnolgy and Biological Sciences Research Council moves from two grant rounds a year to four. The first...
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£16.5m stem-cell centre
Cambridge University has won a £1.5 million grant to establish a centre of excellence in stem-cell research. The £16.5 million centre, which will be directed by US scientist Roger Pederson, will...
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Doctors get a free look
Academics will soon be able to enjoy free access to a significant archive of medical journals thanks to a £1.25 million project funded by the Wellcome Trust. The trust has teamed up with the Joint...
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Hutton honoured
Lord Hutton, author of the controversial report on the death of Government scientist David Kelly, received an honourary doctorate from Ulster University this week despite widespread protests from...