Union urges local control for ex-polys
The 1992 Further and Higher Education Act that turned polytechnics into universities and privatised further education colleges must be repealed, the general secretary of lecturers' union Natfhe will...
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Further education lecturers are considering leaving their job
* Two-thirds of further education lecturers are considering leaving their job or taking early retirement because they feel overworked and undervalued, a survey for Natfhe has revealed, writes Tony...
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Funding council begins radical reshuffle
A radical reshuffle of the English funding council is under way. Two of its four directors are leaving, and advertisements for up to three new directors were placed last week. The rejig is part of...
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Number of applicants rises 2%, Ucas says
Numbers applying to university are up 2 per cent over last year, according to today's figures from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. British applications rose 0.9 per cent rise, while...
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Time to tackle London's challenges, mayor says
London mayor Ken Livingstone has called on the capital's universities and colleges to address the city's challenges. He told a conference yesterday that by 2020, London would be home to 700,000 more...
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Southampton ends affiliation with NUS
Southampton University students union has ended its affiliation to the National Union of Students, joining counterparts at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Edinburgh...
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Glasgow helps children of 9/11 terror victims
Glasgow University has set up a postgraduate scholarship scheme open to children of those who died in the September 11 terrorist attacks on New York. The scholarship commemorates Glasgow graduate...
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ESA clears UK mission to seek distant planets
A mission to search for planets outside the solar system and to discover how distant stars work has won the go-ahead from the European Space Agency. The Eddington mission, named after the British...
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Fears over funding of foundation degrees
Foundation degree course leaders have challenged the Higher Education Funding Council for England over levels of support for the programmes. Many worry that Hefce has restricted the number of funded...
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Next week
News Door policy: which universities are easier to get into now than five years ago? Check out our survey of entry standard fluctuations Features From football to the Falklands: Klaus Dodds examines...
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Growth in UK fees income
Income from tuition fees in UK higher education institutions rose by more than a quarter between 1996-97 and last year. Income from all fees, including those paid by home, European Union and overseas...
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Tissue-engineering technique wins prize
A tissue-engineering technique that could lead to the mass production of artificially grown organs has won a top medical innovation award. Scientists at University College London have developed a...
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Today's news
Strain of AS level blamed for fall in maths Applications for university courses in maths and computing have slumped, while more students want to study history and medicine, official figures from the...
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Mars Express has the sophisticated science to find the water ice on Mars
Paris, 30 May 2002 "The presence of such a large amount of water ice under Mars's surface is very surprising. Especially so close to the surface!" says Gerhard Schwehm, Head of the Planetary Missions...
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Satellite mapping tools prove invaluable to Médecins Sans Frontières
Paris, 30 May 2002 The Brussels section of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), the aid organisation active in more than 80 countries, is at the forefront of international aid groups using satellite...