Postgrad funding plans under fire
Martin Harris, vice chancellor of Manchester University, has moved to quell the anger of new university and college heads over funding proposals in his review of postgraduate education. Vice...
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LSE acts to stem forecast Pounds 3m loss
Finance chiefs at the London School of Economics are reviewing corporate plans after a projected Pounds 3 million slide into the red. Governors attending an informal court meeting on Monday heard the...
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Soton college action rocks the boat
Southampton Institute director David Leyland is suing a local newspaper for libel after two weeks of bad publicity surrounding the institute's overseas franchise operation and restructuring programme...
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Centenary dish
Student Kathleen Kaminski, under the watchful eye of Frederick's restaurant's head chef Andy Jeffs, sees how second chef Garritt Byrne puts the finishing touches to starters for a meal celebrating...
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Deathknell sounds for full state grants
The Association of University Teachers has abandoned its historic policy of support for a return to full state-funded grants for all students. But AUT delegates at last week's annual conference said...
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Labour's bold fanfare awaits Dearing's band
Labour will look to the Dearing committee to fill in the detail on its plans for higher education funding reform. The plans, formally launched this week, represent a shift from previous Labour party...
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Contrite college refuses refund
The University of Greenwich is refusing demands from a student for a refund of fees despite admissions from senior management that she received a "bad deal". Quality assurance arrangements in its...
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Time to be upfront about excellence
Belief that academic excellence is a shield for universities' autonomy is clearly wrong, according to Thorsten Nybom, director of the Swedish Council for Studies of Higher Education in Stockholm. "...
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Shell 'ignored' sea experts
Scientific expertise was ignored when disposal options for Shell's Brent Spar offshore platform were drawn up last year, according to a report out this week. An independent group of scientists and...
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Calls for medical Academy
The medical community, battered by NHS reforms and splintered into an unwieldy number of committees, councils and colleges, might benefit from an Academy of Medicine, it was claimed this week. A...
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The Europhile
Should Britain be at the heart of a federal Europe? Martin Holmes protests at such a future but Helen Wallace can see advantages. * Should the British be in favour of Europe or against it? The...
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Googie fails to wither
Tim Cornwell reports on the revival of interest in the vulgar US roadside architecture of the 1950s. John English is a veteran of battles to save monuments. He was on hand to mourn the demolition of...
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Here's looking at EU
Should Britain be at the heart of a federal Europe? Martin Holmes protests at such a future but Helen Wallace can see advantages. Three arguments have been advanced in favour of a federal/integrated...