Pilot programme
(Photograph) - Student Pierre Le-Clech examines equipment in Cranfield University's new pilot plant hall. Cranfield has its own sewage system for research. Photograph: Joel Chant.
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Party dependence
Get ready for a heavy session at the Labour Party conference in Brighton next month. Centre-left think-tank the Institute for Public Policy Research has issued a handy list of useful phone numbers....
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Pounds 151m incentive to recruit poor
Universities and students are to get an extra Pounds 131 million on top of the Pounds 20 million announced earlier this year to help widen access for young people from poorer backgrounds. The money...
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CVCP joint initiative
* The CVCP announced a new joint initiative linking universities, colleges and schools in a bid to raise young people's interest in and access to higher education. New Opportunities for All is a...
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Warwick axes jobs after Rover withdrawal
Warwick University's prestigious manufacturing group is facing up to 20 job losses, including a possible eight compulsory redundancies, following withdrawal of funding from Rover. The redundancies...
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Essex merges with East 15 drama school
East 15 Acting School in Loughton, Essex, has merged with Essex University, following agreement from the Higher Education Funding Council for England to provide 130 undergraduate places. The...
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Queen's degree bridges denomination divide
Catholics and Protestants are joining forces to teach a degree in theology structured to suit all denominations at Queen's University, Belfast. Degree and certificate courses are planned to start...
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Blair boosts study for disadvantaged
Some 600 online centres in disadvantaged communities were this week announced by prime minister Tony Blair. The centres will allow people to access online courses when learndirect is launched this...
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Student support will remain with LEAs
A review of student support by the Department of Education and Employment has rejected recommendations from the Dearing Committee to set up a single student support agency. The present system will...
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NUS tells parties to state positions on fees
The National Union of Students this week called on the Conservative Party to clarify its position on fees, following the unveiling of the party's radical plans to privatise higher education...
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UK biotechnology holds lead but fails to promote
Britain's biotechnology industry is retaining its lead in Europe in terms of revenue and research and development expenditure. But a report from the UK Office of Health Economics and the German...
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West Scots combat low aspirations
Universities in the west of Scotland this week launched a major project to combat low aspirations and underachievement in local schools. Goals (greater opportunity of access and learning with schools...
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National chemistry services get revamp
* National chemistry services for researchers are to be revamped following a usage review of the 12 facilities supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. The chemical...
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Proof that babies really don't miss a trick
Babies learn to recognise their mother tongue in the womb, can distinguish a foreign language within days of being born and are interested in magic tricks at a very young age, new research has shown...
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Students splash out on chat
A typical first-year student living in a hall of residence will spend more than Pounds 5,200 a year on living expenses, according to a new book on student finance. Renting a room in halls during term...