Worried Clarke pegs loan interest
Eleventh-hour negotiations between education secretary Charles Clarke and chancellor Gordon Brown saved graduates from paying higher rates of interest on their student loans, it emerged this week. Mr...
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Welsh push for financial control
Uncertainty over higher education funding in Wales is causing anxiety among vice-chancellors and student leaders. The Welsh Assembly has promised to increase its efforts to complete negotiations with...
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Ministers battle to sell policy to the Labour Party faithful
The government may have to introduce top-up fees in direct contravention of Labour Party policy. Ministers are engaged in a desperate battle to win Labour hearts and minds over top-ups. Education...
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Scots reject top-up fees but face funding deficit
Scotland's first minister Jack McConnell has ruled out top-up fees north of the border. But, despite welcoming the decision, Scottish higher education institutions warned that without a cash...
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Whistleblowers: Bespoke cheat service makes 'risk free' claim
Businesses that help students to cheat their way through university are already outsmarting the national plagiarism detection service launched this month. One UK-based service boasts on its website...
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Graduate numbers rise
Some 1.4 million people have gained a degree since Tony Blair became prime minister. Department for Education and Skills statistics show that 7.7 million people have a degree today compared with 6.3...
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Access rules raise legal fears
Universities could face legal action as a result of the white paper, according to experts. Garry Attle, a partner in education law at Mills and Reeve, said that new widening-access initiatives could...
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Newcastle's non-traditional students are less likely to fail exams, study finds
Students offered access to Newcastle University with lower A-level grades because of their backgrounds are less likely to fail their exams and are at no greater risk of dropping out than other...
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Researchers claim inclusion will suffer due to higher tuition costs
Higher tuition fees will be a disaster for social inclusion, researchers will tell a conference today. Working-class students recognise that cheaper degrees from new universities are worth less in...
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LSC starts consultation
The Learning and Skills Council yesterday launched consultation on the government's plans to reform 14-19 education and training. Colleges, employers and local authorities will be asked to respond to...
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Pankhursts and provocations
Emmeline Pankhurst - The Pankhursts - Emmeline Pankhurst
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Genetics with a conscience
Making Genes, Making Waves
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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a novelist whose work has been frequently filmed: "I met my Aunt Augusta for the first time in more...
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Side by side but not in step
Serbia - Unholy Alliance
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Tribal hostilities eclipse
Before Taliban - The Pathan Unarmed