Two stand down from RAE panel discussions
Two surveying experts are to stand down from research assessment exercise panel discussions in the wake of a row over potential prejudice. Fifteen universities are losing accreditation by the Royal...
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MBAcademy keeps its members in the know
The Association of MBAs has launched a lifelong learning project that it hopes will keep its members up to date with skills and developments in the field. The MBAcademy was set up in partnership with...
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Abertay anticipates genome demand
The University of Abertay, Dundee, is developing a forensic sciences degree to train a new breed of graduates capable of DNA profiling, genetic testing and analysing information essential in criminal...
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Southampton monitors emotions to die for
Southampton University researchers have found evidence of near-death experiences after studies of 63 heart-attack survivors resuscitated after being declared clinically dead. One in ten recalled...
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Research facilities given £675m towards upgrade
University research departments have been promised £675 million to upgrade facilities in the latest round of government funding this week . The cash is part of the £1 billion Science Research...
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Bid to aid minority students find jobs
Measures to tackle race discrimination in graduate recruitment and to encourage more ethnic minority students into universities were announced this week. Higher education minister Baroness Blackstone...
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Colleges exposed as arms investors
Universities have emerged as major investors in the arms trade in a "name and shame" campaign by a human rights pressure group. Some 49 educational organisations, including universities and...
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QAA is accused of meddling in universities' autonomy
King's College London has disowned its quality assurance audit, joining a growing list of universities who have raised questions about the validity of Quality Assurance Agency inspections. The...
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New regime initiates a shake-up at Imperial College
Staff at Imperial College, London, are facing up to the sweeping changes being made by new rector Sir Richard Sykes. The reforms are being spearheaded by a college infrastructure and executive...
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Bid to combat pricey journals
European library associations met this week to discuss setting up peer-reviewed scholarly journals in a bid to break the monopoly of commercial publishers. Members of the Standing Conference of...
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Union up in arms over lump sums
Edinburgh University has backed off from a scheme to reward academics with £1,250 lump sums in the wake of widespread opposition from the local Association of University Teachers. General meetings...
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Kent does a spot of California dreaming
An American-style federation of higher and further education institutions could be the blueprint for future university development, David Melville, chief executive of the Further Education Funding...
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Proposals to change funding arrangements cause dismay
The Scottish Higher Education Funding Council is attempting to abate universities' dismay and anger over its proposals to change its system of funding teaching. There have been accusations that Shefc...
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Irvine rejects Salford ruling
Fundamental questions have been raised about universities' disciplinary procedures after the lord chancellor ruled that Salford University's decision to expel black student and race campaigner...
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Tory loans pledge is aimed at Scots vote
The Scottish Conservative Party claims Scottish students in particular would benefit from the party's election pledge to raise the earnings threshold for loan repayments. The Tories have promised to...