Apprentice ads go on TV
The Government is seeking to raise flagging interest in the modern apprenticeship scheme by pumping more than Pounds 1 million into a month-long television and radio advertising campaign, writes...
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Nolan hears of visitor need
Higher education needs a pool of legal experts with a knowledge of the sector to act as visitors to investigate complaints of malpractice, the Nolan committee on standards in public life has been...
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Oxford enters business class
Better late than never. The best part of a decade since it was first proposed, the Oxford Master in Business Administration course will become a reality next autumn with the arrival of the first...
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Labs face testing times
Public sector laboratories are braced for 12 months of introspection following the Government's publication of its timetable for reviewing each one by the end of the year, writes Aisling Irwin....
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Unions unite in childcare campaign
Thes reporters look at the increased pressure for improved childcare in universities. Three unions have teamed up to launch a campaign for more workplace nurseries in universities and colleges. The...
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Scots give boost to part-timers
The Scottish Office is pressing for an increase in part-time education amid calls for a better deal for part-timers in terms of student support and course quality assurance. Ed Weeple, Scottish...
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Master mind
The power of the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals extends further than we thought. No sooner have they issued their report on the growing problem of drop-outs than the Colombian police...
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Contagious rumour
Swift reaction last week to the news that Virginia Bottomley was to quit the Department of Health to become National Heritage secretary. Within minutes a spoof memo had appeared at the British...
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Just deserts
The unrelenting global expansion of higher education continues to push the parameters of proper academic study ever wider. University of North London public affairs officer John Izbicki was delighted...
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Graphics student in justified success
Sam Davy, a graphic design student at the University of Northumbria, was yesterday awarded top prize in this year's British Design & Art Direction (D&AD) competition for students, writes...
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Sister act
(Photograph) - Sister act: Sister Helen Prejean, a long-time campaigner against the death penalty in the United States, received an honourary doctorate in law at Glasgow University this week. Her...
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IRCs failing self-finance test
Scientists in Interdisciplinary Research Centres are concerned about possible closures as the Government and research councils begin to take a close look at the centres in the light of changes in...
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Germans want to be selective
German politicians and academics have launched a joint campaign for universities to set their own student selection procedures. It would recreate an elite higher education system by making...