Report finds top brains occupied by teeth
High-achieving students study medicine, dentistry and classics while those with the lowest entry qualifications do social work, according to a survey released this week. The work, by Derek Leslie, an...
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FE set to hit recruitment target early
Overseas students are flocking to United Kingdom further education colleges in the hope of gaining access to university and improving their English, writes Tony Tysome. Latest figures compiled by the...
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Students scupper NI survey of religious leanings
Students at Queen's University, Belfast, and the University of Ulster have thwarted an attempt to reveal accurate religious breakdowns. About a quarter of undergraduates failed to respond to a survey...
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Birmingham makes bid for top
Birmingham University is planning sweeping changes to help it become "best of class" among civic universities. Consultation is under way on a five-year plan that would see some schools cut back to...
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Whistleblowers: Middlesex under fire over debt collection
Middlesex under fire over debt collection Middlesex University's vice-chancellor Michael Driscoll said last week that the university's income was £1 million less than predicted, "mainly because...
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Analysis: Pay up to stave off science skills crisis
The Roberts report warns of a skill shortage in science and maths unless academic salries rise. Caroline Davis and Claire Sanders report Salaries for mathematicians, scientists and engineers working...
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Luton - a cut both ways
Despite impressive statistics for graduate recruitment and widening participation, Luton is facing a huge funding cut. Claire Sanders looks at its options Overseas applications to Luton University...
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Managing a merger
Collaboration is the latest catch-phrase in HE, writes Will Light, but it's trickier to do than it sounds The Higher Education Funding Council is preparing to review its funding mechanisms, with "...
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Why I... think the university press should print bad news and more staff comment
Recently I have been receiving fragmentary news from harassed friends of huge redundancies at the university where I used to teach. But the university's newspapers gave no indication that such...
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Give them the freedom to think
UK humanities degrees fail to prepare students for an academic career, complains Ralph Strehle It would be premature to claim that research in the humanities is under threat. But the picture is not a...
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UK costs way over Down Under
The cost of living for international students in the United Kingdom is 45 per cent higher than in Australia. The UK was the most expensive of five countries examined in a survey carried by IDP...
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Underground gas storage could hold key to meeting Kyoto targets
Brussels, 18 April 2002 The underground storage of carbon dioxide could help Europe to meet future Kyoto emissions trading targets, according to the leader of an EU-funded project at the Sleipner...
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Incentives needed to encourage R&D investment in renewable energies, says Spanish Presidency
Brussels, 18 April 2002 Incentives to encourage R&D (research and development) investment in the renewable energies sector are needed to contribute to a reduction in costs, the Spanish...
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Awards for fastest growing European technology companies announced
Brussels, 18 April 2002 Europe's fastest-growing technology companies were recognised at the first annual European Technology Fast 500 Awards in Paris on 8-9 April. The top three comprised of Ireland...
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Are European consumers really bothered about GM foods?
Brussels, 18 April 2002 Results of a new study carried out in France show that European consumers are unlikely to be concerned enough to avoid buying clearly labelled GM foods. The research was...