UK inquiry to examine non-carbon technologies RD&D
Brussels, 17 May 2002 The UK House of Commons science and technology committee is to conduct an inquiry into UK research, development and demonstration (RD&D) in non-carbon energy...
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Slowly but surely - Artemis heads towards its working position
Paris, 17 May 2002 The experimental ion propulsion system designed to test a new form of technology for station-keeping on future satellites is performing well in its new role to get ESA's Artemis to...
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Update 12:45
Debt will result in staff cuts, says DTI report Universities need at least £800 million a year extra from the taxpayer to bring their buildings and equipment up to date, a report ordered by the...
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Today's news
Universities in £1bn debt crisis UK universities are at least £1 billion a year short of the money needed to keep buildings and equipment in working order,...
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Scots institute staff strike for colleague
* Members of the Educational Institute of Scotland at Motherwell College this week staged a one-day strike in support of branch convenor Douglas Nicol, who they claim has been victimised by...
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Warwick set to train football managers
* Warwick University's business school has been set the goal of training football stars to become football managers of the future. It won the training contract for an undisclosed sum from the FA...
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Ulster vice-chancellor leads mission to US
* Ulster University vice-chancellor Gerry McKenna this week led a UK delegation of higher education experts to study North Carolina's innovative tertiary education system. The mission is being backed...
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Campaign to recruit more social workers
* The government has launched the second phase of its campaign to increase the number of applicants for social work training by 5,000 in three years. The first phase, launched in October 2001, led to...
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Durham race-bias claims dismissed
* Claims of discrimination and victimisation made by an MA student against the University of Durham were dismissed in court this week. The judge at Newcastle County Court said there was no suggestion...
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OECD team focuses on UK education
* A team from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development was in the UK this week talking to staff from selected universities, community colleges, schools, research bodies, funders,...
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Update 16:00
Mandelson: attempts to widen access 'mere tinkering' Former minister Peter Mandelson has said the Labour government’s attempts to increase the number of poorer people at university have so far...
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How to teach BNP students?
Lecturers who have to teach British National Party student activists have demanded a debate about "the implications and consequences of admitting students with openly racist views" to university,...
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Professor under fire for racist views
A professor at the University of Sussex is under pressure to resign after publishing an article supporting racism. Geoffrey Sampson, a professor of natural language processing, has already been...
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English studies still popular
* English is alive and kicking in higher education, according to a report by the English Subject Centre, part of the Learning and Teaching Support Network. Author Sadie Williams found undergraduate...
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South Bank staff march on Parliament
* Staff at South Bank University this week marched on Parliament to protest at the poor treatment meted out to new universities. They lobbied MPs about grievances including the underfunding of new...