Postal vote forced on top-up fees
Do wealthy colleges give students a richer experience? Claire Sanders reports Oxford's parliament of dons is to vote by post on a motion critical of top-up fees. The motion, proposed by two academics...
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Welsh four still in the red
Nearly a third of Welsh higher education institutions are in the red, despite an overall improvement in the sector's financial health, funding council figures show. The University of Wales Lampeter,...
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Science in Wales wins less cash
Science in Wales is suffering because it receives less government investment than other parts of the UK, a report by Save British Science warns this week, writes Anna Fazackerley. The report says...
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Stirling's Bell dies
Colin Bell, principal and vice-chancellor of Stirling University, died suddenly last week after collapsing in his office. Professor Bell, 61, became Stirling's principal in September 2001 after three...
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Student aid up just 2%
Student support has increased by just 2 per cent in real terms over the past ten years. The figures from the Department for Education and Skills led student unions to claim that the government had...
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EU retreat to give spin-offs cash bonanza
University spin-off companies could soon be freed from European legislation that has stunted their growth, unlocking the door to millions of pounds in government investment and loans. Spin-offs are...
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Bangor student helps to put the Bribri tribe on the ecotourist trail
When the Bribri tribe decided to bring ecotourism to the rainforests of Central America, they naturally turned to Bangor University. Paola Dyboski will trade walks to the lecture theatre for paddling...
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In the news: Les Ebdon
Les Ebdon has enjoyed a distinguished career as an internationally acclaimed research chemist. Over the past 30 years, the Plymouth University deputy vice-chancellor has brought in more than £2.6...
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Appointments
* David Allen, registrar and secretary at the University of Birmingham and formerly registrar at the University of Nottingham, has been appointed registrar and secretary of the University of Exeter,...
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HE overturns £50m deficit
The higher education sector was back in the black last year after a deficit of more than £50 million the year before. But although the figures published this week show that universities and colleges...
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Clarke sales pitch defies reality
Education secretary Charles Clarke has been accused of resorting to the ancient art of the snake-oil salesman to lure the brightest graduates into academe. This comes a week after widespread...
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Army officers to be trained to appreciate and protect foreign heritage
An archaeologist from Newcastle University is to advise the Ministry of Defence on changes in officer training to help prevent museum looting in future conflicts, writes Alison Utley. Peter Stone,...
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Hodge: students are too negative
Students should help to sell the benefits of a university education to disadvantaged young people instead of attacking the government over top-up fees and debt, higher education minister Margaret...
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Blue skies open wide
Environmental and biological scientists will face more competition for blue-skies research funding now that the Natural Environment Research Council and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences...
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Nurses 'lack support'
A third of student nurses have been left alone in charge of patients, according to a survey of 1,000 students for the Royal College of Nursing presented to its annual congress last week. Sylvia...