Student records 'just more red tape'
The introduction of compulsory personal and academic records for all undergraduates has been criticised by lecturers from Nottingham University, which is leading the national initiative. Nottingham...
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Academic quits over rise in bureaucracy
Intolerable bureaucratic demands have driven Sue Blackmore, a prominent expert in consciousness, from university teaching and research and into the media industry. Dr Blackmore has left her job as...
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Lack of student input on merger
Students at the University of North London will have no elected representatives this academic year, even though the institution is about to finalise a controversial merger plan with London Guildhall...
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Ucas boss blamed for pupils' confusion
Admissions tutors and schools claim they have been undermined and potential students misled by the head of the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. Ucas chief executive Tony Higgins wrote to...
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UK universities hit by Brussels directive on PPP schemes
Public-private partnership schemes are to be made illegal as part of a European Union directive. Universities and colleges negotiating with private companies to start construction work will have to...
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Action to avert staffing crises
Staff must embrace fundamental changes to their working lives if they are to convince the government to release cash for pay increases needed to avert a potentially catastrophic staffing crisis. The...
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Principal plans a US-style A-team
Lord Sutherland, Edinburgh University's principal, has unveiled proposals to revamp the way the university is run, including five-year fixed-term appointments for a new set of academic leaders. The...
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Randall stresses need for accountability
Ex-quality assurance chief John Randall has warned that consumers are demanding accountability from universities, following scandals surrounding the United Kingdom's railways, hospitals and food...
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Whistleblowers: Durham race case alive
Durham University has failed in its attempt to quash allegations of race discrimination brought by student Dapo Ogundipe, after a county court ruled last week that Mr Ogundipe had a "reasonable"...
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Analysis: Polishing the Scottish jewel
Olga Wojtas sounds out key players on plans to transform Scotland into a 'learning nation'. Scottish higher education, according to enterprise and lifelong learning minister Wendy Alexander, is the...
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China could get Soros institution
International financier and philanthropist George Soros is considering establishing a private university in China dedicated to promoting democratic values in higher education. Mr Soros, who stopped...
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Inquiry reports on 'crisis' in Oz
A year-long investigation into Australian higher education by a senate committee has found the nation's university system in crisis and in need of substantial public investment over the next ten...
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No name and shame
Individual evaluations of graduate supervisors at Montreal's McGill University not only leave out the name of the student, they also withhold the name of the supervisor. Questionnaires being handed...
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Irish effort to temper high spirits
Drunkenness among students in Ireland has risen substantially above the European Union average in the past year, a conference in Dublin was told last week. Beer is still the most popular drink, but...
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International news in brief
Abuja Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo has ordered the deployment of security agents to all 30 federal universities after two lecturers and 20 students died in fighting between predominantly...