Research into arts proves a lonely road
Postgraduate students carrying out research in the creative and performing arts and design (CPAD) find themselves isolated and lacking role models and precedents. A report produced by the UK Council...
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News in brief
Funding boost needed for computer science Research funding for computer science in the United Kingdom should be doubled to match that of the United States and other international competitors,...
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Book fire cover is lacking
Lecturers beware - if your university burns down, your precious collection of books may not be covered by its insurance. Staff who buy books for research and teaching themselves may find they are not...
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Minister expects progress
The latest performance indicators show varied dropout rates and social exclusivity. Alison Goddard reports on plans for more balance. Education secretary Estelle Morris is calling on funding chiefs...
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Toxic menu for marine life
Unknown quantities of microscopic plastic from discarded products are being washed up on British shores and probably ingested by marine life. While no definite hazard associated with the pollution...
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Bacteria could help find ET
Scientists have recovered clumps of petrified nanobacteria from the flanks of an extinct worm. They are believed to be the smallest fossilised lifeforms discovered. The 540 million-year-old remains...
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Consortium struggles to halt fake degree menace on net
British universities are being targeted by internet scams aiming to make money from their reputations. A businessman who was supposed to have been stopped by a High Court order from offering fake...
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NI set to reap benefit
Further and higher education in Northern Ireland are set for above-average funding increases following approval of a 4.6 per cent budget increase for the Department of Employment and Learning in 2002...
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ILA spend exceeds budget by millions
The £60 million overspend on discredited individual learning accounts is set to soar, the government admitted this week. The Department for Education and Skills said that outstanding course costs...
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Change in school year could herald admissions reform
A new university applications system could be introduced in less than five years following reforms to the school year, writes Alan Thomson. Tony Higgins, chief executive of the Universities and...
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'Keep eye on impact of hi-tech'
The former head of the government advisory committee that dealt with genetically modified crops has called for more research into the damage that technology is inflicting on the environment. In his...
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UK must cosy up to US to hold lead
British business schools are only just holding on to their position as leaders in Europe for research. Only five of the top ten research schools are in the United Kingdom this year, compared with...
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Subject review is off QAA agenda
Quality assurance chiefs have abandoned plans to routinely "drill down" into university departments for subject-level inspections in the new quality regime. The Quality Assurance Agency has...
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Hall costs can create ghettos
Universities committed to widening participation are facing another challenge once non-traditional recruits arrive - getting students from different backgrounds to mix. Old-boy networks, historic...
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Israel acts after officials found with false degrees
Israel's ministry of justice has been charged with enforcing the law on universities and other degree-awarding institutions after public officials were accused of buying degrees from at least two...