Graduates' levy may fill £1 billion gap
Privatised universities and a graduate levy are two of the favoured options for higher education funding over the next decade, according to a report published today. The report, carried out for...
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Scots greet more women
Women comprise more than 55 per cent of Scotland's higher education students, according to Scottish Executive figures. The percentage of female students has risen from 49 per cent in 1994-95. The...
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Struggling Luton cuts key study and 98 posts
Almost 100 posts are to be cut at Luton University as part of a radical survival plan. The university, which is facing the clawback of funds after a 10 per cent student recruitment shortfall this...
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De Montfort withdraws from Milton Keynes
De Montfort University has announced that it is to withdraw from its Milton Keynes campus and is "considering the position" of its four Lincolnshire sites. The move follows a governors' review last...
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Mayor throws weight behind forum idea
Plans are afoot to set up a forum for further and higher education in London after Ken Livingstone said he would support the venture. Speaking at a conference on further and higher education in the...
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Technology institutions pool innovative thought
Science and technology-based universities from across Europe will meet in Lausanne, Switzerland, tomorrow to collaborate on entrepreneurship and innovation. University staff working on technology...
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Public-private deal will give York a new look
York University is to spend £23 million on new and refurbished student accommodation under a University Partnership Programme agreement with construction group Jarvis. As part of the five-year deal,...
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Budding e-university appoints interim team
An interim management team has this week been appointed for the e-university, which aims to offer online courses developed by British universities and colleges. Nick Winton, an independent business...
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Two stand down from RAE panel discussions
Two surveying experts are to stand down from research assessment exercise panel discussions in the wake of a row over potential prejudice. Fifteen universities are losing accreditation by the Royal...
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MBAcademy keeps its members in the know
The Association of MBAs has launched a lifelong learning project that it hopes will keep its members up to date with skills and developments in the field. The MBAcademy was set up in partnership with...
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Abertay anticipates genome demand
The University of Abertay, Dundee, is developing a forensic sciences degree to train a new breed of graduates capable of DNA profiling, genetic testing and analysing information essential in criminal...
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Southampton monitors emotions to die for
Southampton University researchers have found evidence of near-death experiences after studies of 63 heart-attack survivors resuscitated after being declared clinically dead. One in ten recalled...
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Research facilities given £675m towards upgrade
University research departments have been promised £675 million to upgrade facilities in the latest round of government funding this week . The cash is part of the £1 billion Science Research...
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Bid to aid minority students find jobs
Measures to tackle race discrimination in graduate recruitment and to encourage more ethnic minority students into universities were announced this week. Higher education minister Baroness Blackstone...
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Colleges exposed as arms investors
Universities have emerged as major investors in the arms trade in a "name and shame" campaign by a human rights pressure group. Some 49 educational organisations, including universities and...