Managers meet to discuss Euro research
More than 150 senior managers in higher education from across Europe will meet in Norway next week to discuss universities' role in the future of European research. Issues being discussed at the 53rd...
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NUS dismisses Scots' vote on Section 28
The National Union of Students Scotland this week dismissed claims that businessman Brian Souter's referendum on Section 28 reflected the majority view of Scottish society. More than a million Scots...
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Extra cash hope for skills councils
The government looks set to provide extra money to ensure that local employers sitting on the new learning and skills councils understand national training requirements. Local employers, representing...
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Party animals shown route to the M1
Students should head north for the high life, according to the Virgin Alternative Guide to British Universities. A clutch of northern universities, including Leeds, Manchester and Glasgow, notched up...
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Golden opportunities for those short of brass
Hard-up students could try panning for gold as a source of revenue, if the experiences of a lecturer at Leeds University are anything to go by. Rob Chapman, a continuing education lecturer, unearthed...
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Derby faces quality inquiry
Quality chiefs have launched an inquiry into the University of Derby's operations in Israel, writes Phil Baty. A spokesman for the Quality Assurance Agency said this week: "The QAA will carry out an...
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Fees of up to Pounds 30k could pay for poor
Students from wealthy families could end up repaying tuition fees of up to Pounds 30,000 once interest is taken into account, under plans being considered by top research universities. Economists who...
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Prince's 'anti-science' talk ruffles evolution feathers
Prince Charles's controversial Reith Lecture will give a boost to creationists, according to a former academic whose anti-evolutionary writings were quoted by the prince. Alan Linton, emeritus...
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AoC fears Ofsted will bring 'name and shame' culture to FE
Further education colleges fear they may be entering a "name and shame" culture under the proposed post-16 inspection regime. Delegates at an Association of Colleges consultation conference on the...
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Help is urged for vital sector
The voluntary sector is under threat and needs more help from universities to ensure its long-term survival, the UK's first professor of voluntary sector organisation has warned. Higher education...
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Cubie petition arrives via net
Scottish students are taking democracy into the digital age though a web-based petition to the Scottish Parliament demanding the full implementation of the Cubie report, Olga Wojtas reports. One of...
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Scottish Executive's praised for further education Pounds 6 million childcare costs
The Association of Scottish Colleges has praised the Scottish Executive's "vitally important" proposals of Pounds 6 million towards part-time further education students' childcare costs. Tom Kelly,...
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Loss of bargaining means higher fees, union warns
The battle over the future of national bargaining could dictate whether top-up fees will be introduced, lecturers' union Natfhe warned this week. Natfhe has launched a campaign, threatening national...
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Scots student numbers to rise
Student numbers are expected to rise dramatically in Scotland following the abolition of up-front tuition fees and restoration of bursaries, economic analysts have predicted. The London and Edinburgh...
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Surge of interest in teacher training
New teacher training salaries have pushed teaching career inquiries up from about 2,000 a week to a peak of nearly 11,000, but applications are still below last year's. The latest Teacher Training...