Research elite lift off
TOP research universities will gain in this year's higher education funding round which makes cuts of less than 1 per cent per student overall. Research is proving the launchpad for a small band of...
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Academic freedom brought to book
A court battle over academic freedom is expected to follow the seizure of a book from a university library that has been deemed obscene by the Director of Public Prosecutions. University of Central...
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Failure to follow advice deemed 'parasitic'
The Natural Environment Research Council this week was taken to pieces by the Public Accounts Committee over the construction of the Southampton University's Oceanography Centre. The committee,...
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Student mobility in Europe under scrutiny
A House of Lords committee has launched a high-speed inquiry into student mobility in Europe. The starting point is the European Commission's plan for the development of community-wide higher...
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New BAe deal for the jobless
British Aerospace is planning to link up with thousands of its suppliers to help deliver the government's New Deal training and employment scheme for jobless 18- to 24-year-olds. The aerospace firm...
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Chairman of the board
(Photograph) - Chairman of the board: six hundred students from more than 40 universities took part in the British University Students annual surfing competition at Newquay, Cornwall, last weekend
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Old boys' club needs reform
Proposals for devolution and university colleges put the CVCP in the spotlight, writes Tony Tysome The Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals is preparing for a shake-up in the way it works and...
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Policy framework missing
The shadow secretary for education and the Lib Dem spokesman on education respond to the green paper Even his best friend must concede that on his policy for lifelong learning David Blunkett has...
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Bring FE and HE funding councils together
The funding councils for higher and further education should be "brought together", lecturers' union Natfhe told the House of Commons select committee for education this week. Giving evidence as part...
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Collaborators among the winners
University collaborations were among the winners in the latest round of the government's Biotechnology Challenges. The Department of Trade and Industry this week announced that Pounds 3 million will...
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Scotland keeps trainee teachers on target
The Scottish Higher Education Funding Council has eased pressures on teacher education institutions by maintaining next year's student intakes. SHEFC has taken over from the Scottish Office Education...
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Flaws in grading process
The growing credibility of Advanced General National Vocational Qualifications is threatened by flaws in the grading process, a report from the Office for Standards in Education said this week....
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Whipping up support
(Photograph) - Whipping up support: students outside Wakefield Cathedral joined in Wednesday's Day of Action, organised by the National Union of Students and supported by teaching unions. NUS claimed...
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Snow skips low slopes
Scotland's skiing industry may soon struggle to cater for novice skiers as increasingly mild winters take their toll on the nursery slopes. But climate experts have found that, contrary to earlier...
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Report backs firing
John Sizer, chief executive of the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council, has strongly condemned Stan Mason, former principal of Glasgow Caledonian University, for abusing his authority and...