Nursery or bursary?
The government should invest at preschool level and up to widen access, argues Leon Feinstein Tony Blair recently referred to the benefit of public-sector funding of programmes for preschool children...
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Scrap that student survey now
The proposed national satisfaction poll would be a costly and pointless exercise, says Lee Harvey The Higher Education Funding Council for England's proposed national student survey is a misleading,...
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Grants key to dropout rate, v-cs warn
Fewer students are dropping out of UK universities but the improvement is unlikely to continue if top-up fees are introduced without bigger maintenance grants, vice-chancellors have warned. Dropout...
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In the news: James Ross
Gas company chief James Ross has been appointed the first chairman of the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education. Mr Ross, 65, chairman of gas-piping company National Grid Transco, will head the...
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Appointments
* The University of Oxford has made the following appointments: Marilyn McCord Adams , chair of historical theology at Yale University, regius professor of divinity and canon professor at Christ...
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Critics lambast Winston's ideas
Celebrity scientist Lord Winston has sparked an outcry among academics by calling for the public to dictate the direction of British science, arguing that mistrust of science has reached "crisis"...
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Scientists find a parallel world
"When you are inside Parliament you get the impression that very few people know about science. That needs to change," Mark Lancaster, one of the partners in an experimental Royal Society scheme...
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Boycott of TV MMR debate under attack
Scientists and doctors who backed out of a potentially hostile television debate about the measles mumps and rubella vaccine wasted an important opportunity, key figures in science communication have...
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Pay dispute prompts AUT to ballot on action that will 'hurt students'
Old universities could be hit by a wave of industrial action designed to "hurt students" as early as February next year, writes Phil Baty. The executive committee of the Association of University...
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Brown to budget for R&D
Chancellor Gordon Brown this week said he wanted to make Britain "the best location" in the world for science, research and development. Delivering his pre-budget report to the Commons on Wednesday,...
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Science pitch for cash
Research Councils UK this week published its vision for science for the next ten years. The document is the latest tool in the battle to secure more money in the forthcoming spending review. The...
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Counting on colleagues
An institute for mathematical science was launched at Imperial College London this week. Some 50 mathematicians - both staff and visiting fellows - will work for three-year stints researching...
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Forger behind bars
A Manchester man was jailed this week after helping illegal immigrants obtain student visas with forged documents. Samoury Toure, 53, of Moss Side, Manchester, was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment...
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Draft law on organ use
The government has published the Human Tissue Bill to regulate the retention and use of human tissue and organs in medical research, in the wake of the Alder Hey and Bristol inquiries. The proposed...
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Clarke pushes variable scheme
Education secretary Charles Clarke went head to head with Labour rebels this week, making his pre-Christmas sales pitch for top-up fees repaid through a graduate contributions scheme rather than a...