Kilgallon to head social care institute
Bill Kilgallon has been appointed chief executive of the Social Care Institute for Excellence, a body set up by the government to disseminate best practice in social care. Mr Kilgallon is chief...
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Miss England bows out of Nigeria boycott
Oxford Brookes University student Danielle Luan, recently crowned "Miss England", intends to take part in the Miss World finals in Nigeria, despite being urged to boycott the event. Several finalists...
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London's 'fat cat' v-cs attacked by unions
Lecturers' leaders attacked London's vice-chancellors as "hypocritical fat cats" this week for refusing to increase their staff's London living allowance while taking their own "£16,000 London bonus...
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'Missed opportunity' to help fixed-term staff
The Association of University Teachers has accused the Northern Ireland Assembly of missing an opportunity by simply following the rest of the UK on fixed-term contracts. Legislation came into force...
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Costing group wins support to continue
The funding councils, Universities UK and the Standing Conference of Principals have agreed to sponsor a further three years of work by the Joint Costing and Pricing Steering Group, which will...
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Genes 'may be used as mitigating factor'
It could be possible in future to use a person's genes as a mitigating factor in a court of law, according to the Nuffield Council on Bioethics working party's report on the impact of our genes on...
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Scots organic farming course takes off
The Scottish Agricultural College has attracted 24 professionals to its first completely flexible learning course, an MSc in organic farming. The students on the part-time, two-year course include...
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Alleged Israel 'Nazi' slur sparks Umist inquiry
The University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology has launched an inquiry amid allegations that professor of paper science Michael Sinnott sent an email in July to Harvard University's...
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Cambridge eyes up a not-so-current bun
A rock cake purchased at Paddington station 60 years ago has been donated to the University of Cambridge to enable scientists to study the everlasting mysteries of railway catering. Donald and Betty...
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Festival city welcomes Napier leisure students
Aspiring festival administrators and managers will now be able to train in Edinburgh, Europe's festival capital, through a degree at Napier University. On Monday, Napier will launch what it believes...
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NI graduates aim for the top
Graduates from Northern Ireland are more likely to take up jobs as managers and administrators in professional occupations or associated professional and technical posts than graduates from elsewhere...
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Bursaries to promote careers in social work
Social-work students are to receive bursaries worth about £3,000 a year and have their tuition fees paid. Health minister Jacqui Smith said: "We want to see more people entering the social-work...
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Stakes rise in battle for places
Regrading and raised achievement at A level will make competition for university places fiercer than ever next year. Up to 50,000 students took A2 and AS-level papers in subjects that are due to be...
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Hodge set to review degree classification
Higher education minister Margaret Hodge is looking at degree classifications amid fears of a repeat of the A-level fiasco, writes Alan Thomson. Ms Hodge told a fringe meeting at this week's Labour...
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V-c attacks selfish dons
A handful of unelected and self-interested dons are emasculating Cambridge University's governing council and hindering efficient decision-making, vice-chancellor Sir Alec Broers has said. Sir Alec...