Key points Scots fear losing academics to richer English higher education institutions Welsh locked in discussions with Clarke and demand greater powers from Westminster. They remain reluctant to...
Lucy Gledhill , 17, a pupil at the Bradford Girls' Grammar School, said it would be a shame if students opted for shorter courses as a result of higher fees. "This might end up changing what students...
Bursaries for students threatened with homelessness are crucial to their success in higher education, according to a study published this week. The study followed the fortunes of 75 people based in...
North Birmingham College deputy principal Ian Douglas is set to follow his former boss Joan Short by leaving the troubled Midlands institution after government inspectors branded their leadership "...
*No state funding for under 5-rated research *New 6-rating for super-elite *Students to vets quality He's stood up to the chancellor, taken on his critics within the party and is in no mood to take...
Universities should work with business and industry to mould skilled graduates ready for work, says Sa’ad Medhat This week’s white paper on the future of higher education tackles the failure of...
Key points Leadership Foundation to spread good management practice Strategic Management Fund to facilitate alliances and mergers Lambert review to make recommendations on governance changes Greater...
Key points New Teaching Quality Academy by 2004 to promote best practice in teaching Additional money for pay conditional on clear strategies for rewarding and promoting good teachers All new...
The government has given its support to animal experiments. The pledge followed a controversial report published last year by a House of Lords select committee that said animal experiments were vital...
The University of Bradford's careers service has won a national award for its needs-based website. Judges of the careers website of the year award run by the Higher Education Careers Services Unit...
Key points Extra £1.25 billion for research by 2005-06 Research to be concentrated in top universities New RAE rating for top research departments PhD funding criteria to encourage concentration...
Oxford Undergraduates 15,950 Postgraduates 6,200 Students from low social classes 10% Hefce teaching income £53m Hefce research income £65m Income from Hefce 32% Oxford anticipates a £4.3 million...
High-speed genome sequencing, the most detailed study of atoms and electrons yet and a freezing platform to be used in the development of quantum electronics are among seven projects to share £21...
Key points Student numbers to increase by 23,000 by 2005 through the expansion of foundation degrees £3 million to develop foundation degrees by 2005 Up to 70 teaching centres of excellence to be...
Ian Diamond has been appointed chief executive of the Economic and Social Research Council. Professor Diamond is currently deputy vice-chancellor of the University of Southampton. Graham Durant has...