China loosens state grip on graduate job market
This year China will see a total of 8.7 million higher education students, of which 8.3 million will be studying at first degree, and 360,000 at postgraduate level. University and college graduates...
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Design for a table of the mind
Researchers working on consciousness could benefit greatly from incorporating notions of design employed by engineers and software creators into their work, according to Aaron Sloman of Birmingham...
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Solar sauna set to multiply
Throughout the icy temperatures of this winter, there has been a small haven of warmth in Scottish higher education. Tariq Muneer, lecturer in energy engineering at Napier University, has designed a...
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Divorced dads take their role loss hard
An alarming picture of despair, frustration and conflict is revealed in research into the impact of divorce on fathers. As interest in the royal split reaches fever pitch, the Waleses could do worse...
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More women than men develop cancer
Women are developing cancer more frequently than men for the first time since records began, a new report shows. Over the past 20 years, young women's cancers have increased fivefold, says Colin...
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Men retain grip on TV industry
Men dominate top independent television production posts in the United Kingdom, though high-flying women are helping other females climb the career ladder, a new report reveals. Helen Baehr, at the...
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Mr Fix-it to put work first
In his book about how to be a minister, published in 1980, the Labour MP Gerald Kaufman singled out a then unknown civil servant, Ron Dearing, for special mention. As a deputy secretary at the...
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Labour chooses Steinberg successor
Mike Hall is to chair Labour's backbench education committee in succession to Gerry Steinberg, who quit over the Harriet Harman affair. Mr Hall, 43, won the marginal Warrington South seat from the...
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Man with pig kidney is a 'long way' off
An eminent transplant surgeon has poured cold water on suggestions that animal organs could be used in humans in the near future. Sir Roy Calne, professor of surgery at Cambridge University, said...
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Polish up your peace-keeping
Soldiers and civilians are already joining up for a unique degree in international peace-keeping at the University of Essex this autumn. The MA course, seeks to break down the traditional...
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Law information swap-shop mooted
Around 70 higher education institutions are poised to set up an education law network, which will allow them to exchange information on specialist legal issues ranging from redundancy consultations...
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Boxing boffins biff Barry
(Photograph) - Oxford University's Max Tortora pounds the glove of former world champion Barry McGuigan. Mr McGuigan, head of the Professional Boxers Association, was helping Oxford prepare for...
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Postgrad law demand halves
A dramatic drop in the demand for postgraduate law courses has been revealed by the Law Society. The number of non-law graduates applying to join conversion courses to train as lawyers has almost...
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Alfred burns degree courses in status chase
King Alfred's College in Winchester is sacrificing degree courses in its quest for university status in the next decade, writes Andrew Napier. The higher education college, which has 2,600 students...
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Lib Dems divided over fees
A split emerged this week among Liberal Democrat students over their party's latest higher education plans. Mixed messages are emanating from the Liberal Democrat Youth and Students group in response...