New Deal is not a good deal for the taxpayer
The government's New Deal for the unemployed is the most expensive way to get young people back into work, according to the Conservatives. Damian Green (pictured), shadow minister for further and...
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Contestant shortlist for University Challenge
Twenty-four universities have been shortlisted in the new University Challenge Fund competition. Chosen from 45 applications, they must now prepare full business cases by January 19. The challenge...
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Flood of applications for sciences funding
The Wellcome Trust expects more than 50 applications from university biological and medical science departments for the first round of the Pounds 600 million Joint Infrastructure Fund, which closes...
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Dance and drama gets Pounds 17 million boost
Nearly 2,500 dance and drama students will benefit from a Pounds 17 million government-funded scholarship programme over the next three years. Higher and further education minister Baroness...
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Malpractice report to be public, says Liddell
Scottish education minister Helen Liddell is calling for the publication of a report on alleged malpractice at Glasgow Caledonian University. The inquiry, led by John Darby, former vice-principal of...
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State school pupils still not making Cambridge
Initiatives to attract more state school applicants to Cambridge University have failed to make any impact on the proportion of accepted applicants, new figures show. Applications and acceptance...
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Bad managers make good university bullies
Cary Cooper, professor of organisational psychology at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, said a recent study of lecturers in Wales found 18 per cent of respondents...
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Merger on cards of two European bodies
The Association of European Universities (known as the CRE) is considering a merger with the Confederation of Rectors Conferences of European Union States. The CRE, whose chairman is Leicester...
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V-cs call for teaching cash
Ministers have been considering a bid for an increase in higher education spending of at least Pounds 630 million over the next two years. The Department for Education and Employment, which is...
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Urgent call to monitor R&D
Universities urgently need to get their research accounting in order so they can identify the full direct and indirect costs of research, a House of Commons committee reported this week. In Science...
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V-cs' political lobbying swallows bigger slice of its income
The Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals spent 14 per cent of its income from universities last year on lobbying, campaigning and research. Accounts to be considered for final approval today...
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Fears of mega funding quango
The government has taken a serious look at the pros and cons of merging the English further and higher education funding councils, writes Tony Tysome. Treasury chiefs put pressure on Department for...
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College student hardship revealed
A radical overhaul of student support in further education is needed to overcome the financial barriers to study, Alan Thomson writes. The Hardship of Learning report by Claire Callender, professor...
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Business influence on governors reduced
Tough rules to curb the dominance of business interests on college governing bodies are to be introduced by government despite widespread opposition. The measure is part of a raft of accountability...
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Blunkett angers principals with get-tough stance
The government's tough new interventionist stance on "failing colleges" could fall foul of the law, college leaders have warned. Announcing a Pounds 725 million two-year cash settlement for the...