Northern Ireland further and higher education minister Sean Farren is poised to set up a review of student finance. At the first formal question time in the Northern Ireland Assembly, Mr Farren said...
As uncertainty continues over the Scottish Executive's response to Cubie, the Scottish National Party has vetoed the prospect of any graduate contribution. John Swinney, shadow minister for...
The Committee of Scottish Higher Education Principals has told the Quigley committee that the tuition fee anomaly may be losing Scottish higher education 1 per cent of its student population. And it...
Universities and schools need to agree on an admissions policy for the reformed sixth-form curriculum before it is too late, sector leaders have urged. John Dunford, general secretary of the...
The professional body for accountants in England and Wales approved a new qualification for chartered accountant students last week - but failed to win support from top accountancy firms. The...
Oxford University is beating its ancient rival Cambridge in the battle for private research cash, figures reveal. Total income from research grants and contracts was Pounds 120.9 million in 1998-99,...
Student leaders, education lawyers and politicians have stepped up calls to abolish the ancient visitor system for resolving staff and student complaints in the old universities. The redoubled...
The Arts and Humanities Research Board should refrain from setting up a fixed research training programme for postgraduate students similar to those run by the research councils. That is the...
The 18th-century Palladian mansion and 260 acres of surrounding parkland and lakes would form an attractive asset to any portfolio. Add to that the internationally acclaimed Yorkshire Sculpture Park...
As Burns Night approaches, commemorating Scotland's fav-ourite poet, St Andrews University is to honour Burns's own favourite Scottish poet with a year-long celebration. The St Andrews Scottish...
Students wanting to take veterinary courses need A-level point scores nearly twice as high as those wanting to be teachers, latest statistics show. Analysis for the Higher Education Statistics Agency...
The genetics revolution will drive universities into closer collaboration with the National Health Service as professionals strive to keep up to date with the new technology, according to a...
The Welsh Assembly has bolstered its tough stance on university mismanagement by ordering an inquiry into complaints against the North East Wales Institute of Higher Education in Wrexham. The...
A pressure group for senior women in higher education celebrates its tenth anniversary next week. Through the Glass Ceiling, a networking and lobbying group, was set up by Christine King, now vice-...
This week's announcement of better pay for experienced nurses complements the efforts to improve training. Claire Sanders reports Nurses studying in English universities could soon have their courses...