Private college to award degrees
The power to award degrees has been granted to a private, profit-making company for the first time. In what has been described as an "astonishing, monumental decision", the Privy Council has handed...
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'Designers are not hairdressers who sort out a project on a bad hair day'
Nick Leon, the new director of the Design-London joint venture, draws on both academic and industry skills. Designers have not always had the respect they deserve from the engineering world,...
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On the move...
*Canterbury Christ Church University has appointed Adrian Adams, former manager of professional training for Kent Social Services, as head of the department of social work, community and mental...
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Publishing jam creates RAE fears
Academic claims delay could cause her to lose vital support for research. Melanie Newman reports. An academic has spoken out over her fears that she will be excluded from next year's research...
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New transfers score hit
Could a football manager be appointed vice-chancellor of a university and steer it to the top of the academic premier league? The idea is not as far-fetched as it may sound, according to one...
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UK lowest on freedom list
The UK is the worst country in Europe for supporting and protecting academic freedom and free speech, according to a new research paper, writes Louise Radnofsky. Britain is "the sick man of Europe"...
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Next week
Do the write thing Hanif Kureishi reveals why he decided to start teaching creative writing PLUS After God: Richard Harries on the rise of secularism
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Universities join academy rolls
Labour emphasised broader participation at its conference, Rebecca Attwood reports. The Tories, meanwhile, want to encourage business-focused learning. More than a dozen universities around the...
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Conservatives propose research shake-up
Sweeping reforms of UK research funding, which would see the Arts and Humanities Research Council brought under central government control and mergers between other research councils, have been...
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Shadow says to put industry first
A new type of university dedicated to serving industry needs has been proposed by the Conservative Shadow Minister for Higher Education. Rob Wilson told The Times Higher in an interview ahead of the...
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PM offers vision of 'opportunity' for all
Too few people from poor backgrounds are going to university, the Prime Minister said this week in a clear signal that the drive to widen access will continue. In his first Labour Party conference as...
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Cuts pose threat to adult learning
A decision to cut funding to students studying for second degrees or equivalent higher education qualifications could prove "a catastrophic blow" to lifelong learning departments, forcing centres...
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Wave study on the rise
A £15 million institute for research into harnessing the energy from the sea is being set up by the universities of Exeter and Plymouth. The Peninsula Research Institute for Marine Renewable Energy...
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A-level resits continue
Students will continue to be allowed to resit failed A-level modules as often as they like, the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority has confirmed. QCA chief executive Ken Boston said: "There is...
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Dental school opens
A new dental school is to open at the University of Central Lancashire next month. The £5.25 million school will be headed by Lawrence Mair. It will offer state-of-the-art technologies, including a "...