Welsh guide for foreign ventures
WELSH institutions offering franchised programmes abroad should ensure such activities are developed and managed within the institution's established planning and control framework, that management...
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Waive fees for caring professions, says AUT
TUITION fees should be waived for all students who enter careers such as teaching and medicine, the Association of University Teachers said this week. Graduates who join such professions will find...
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Career challenge outweighs high salary
STUDENTS will sacrifice high salaries for more interesting and challenging jobs, a study by exam awarding body Edexcel has found. Only one in five students said that a high salary was a top priority...
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Mature students SWAP direction
In the third of our series, Olga Wojtas looks at access to higher education in Scotland The Scottish Wider Access Programme celebrates its tenth anniversary this year, with more than 6,000 students...
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From beat to bait
In the third of our series, Olga Wojtas looks at access to higher education in Scotland David Henderson would work from 10.30pm until 7am as a traffic controller for Grampian Doctors on Call before...
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Meningitis jab for all Cardiff first-years
CARDIFF University has recommended that all first-year students and any others living in halls of residence should be immunised against meningitis. Up to 4,700 students are covered by the...
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Sixth-formers underestimate costs of living
New undergraduates are naive about the cost of student life, according to a NatWest Student Money Matters Survey of 673 sixth formers. It compared their predictions with actual expenditure on going...
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Old degrees hold up in jobs market
Students spurning traditional academic degrees for newer vocational courses to enhance job prospects may be making a mistake. New data published today show prospects are just as good in traditional...
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Engineering a better future
(Photograph) - Before taking up his place at Imperial College, London, 19-year-old Richard McDowell is taking a year out of education with the Year In Industry scheme, which provides work-experience...
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V-cs urge UFI to plot clear course as Wright takes helm
Vice-chancellors warned that the funding arrangements for the University for Industry must be settled "as soon as possible" as the fourth head of the government's flagship lifelong learning project...
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Appointments
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff Antony Chapman, professor of psychology and pro vice-chancellor at the University of Leeds, has been appointed principal and chief executive from September 1....
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Pounds 60m carrot for dual plan
The English funding council this week issued two consultation documents: one on widening participation, the other on teaching excellence About Pounds 30 million of extra cash would go to universities...
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Pounds 60m carrot for dual plan
The English funding council this week issued two consultation documents: one on widening participation, the other on teaching excellence Universities are to be offered the incentive of additional...
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Museums in cash crisis
A NATIONAL Heritage study says that lack of funding is forcing many of Britain's museums to lay off staff, cut services and freeze vital projects. The report also claims that some local authority...
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British Library's research arm transfer
The Department of Culture, Media and Sport is proposing the transfer of the British Library's research arm to the Library and Information Commission. The department says the move will enhance the...