Oxford Undergraduates 15,950 Postgraduates 6,200 Students from low social classes 10% Hefce teaching income £53m Hefce research income £65m Income from Hefce 32% Oxford anticipates a £4.3 million...
High-speed genome sequencing, the most detailed study of atoms and electrons yet and a freezing platform to be used in the development of quantum electronics are among seven projects to share £21...
Key points Student numbers to increase by 23,000 by 2005 through the expansion of foundation degrees £3 million to develop foundation degrees by 2005 Up to 70 teaching centres of excellence to be...
Ian Diamond has been appointed chief executive of the Economic and Social Research Council. Professor Diamond is currently deputy vice-chancellor of the University of Southampton. Graham Durant has...
Undergraduates 18,585 Postgraduates 3,025 Students from low social classes 34% Hefce teaching income £37m Hefce research income £5.5m Income from Hefce 39% Salford University has strong links with...
The government paved the way for a multibillion pound investment in higher education yesterday in return for unprecedented and potentially fraught restructuring. Top-up fees of up to £3,000 repaid by...
Key points: green paper response Short term Priority on maintaining stability and efficiency in A-level qualifications system. Implement Tomlinson recommendations to prevent repeat of last year's...
Scotland's enterprise and lifelong learning committee wants its post-election successor to investigate governance in further education colleges. The committee this week produced a "legacy paper" of...
Mona Baker, the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology academic under investigation for dismissing two Israeli academics from the journals she edits, has spoken out for the...
US-style physician assistants are to be trained at the University of Hertfordshire in a move that could help to address Britain's shortage of GPs. In the US, physician assistants work under the...
Overseas student immigration adviser Tony Otto has been sentenced to 150 hours' community service for providing illegal immigration services. Mr Otto, who was trading as Wings of Justice...
Funding chiefs logged 59 reports of fraud or financial irregularity last year, according to an annual audit report. The Higher Education Funding Council for England's audit committee report for 2001-...
Brussels, 22 Jan 2003 An information day on medium to long term actions for renewable energy technologies will be held in Brussels on 14 February. The event, which will run all day, aims to help...
Brussels, 22 Jan 2003 The director of the save British science society (SBS) has warned the UK government that their higher education reforms could dissuade students from taking scientific degrees....
Brussels, 22 Jan 2003 Full text of Document 5504/03 No. Cion doc.: 13163/02 RECH 160 NIS 116 - COM(2002) 550 final Subject: Adoption of a Council Decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement...