The Committee of Scottish Higher Education Principals claims that the total cost of ax e ing tuition fees for all Scottish students in tertiary education would be more than Pounds 240 million a year...
Glasgow Caledonian University has summarily dismissed two vice - principals following a disciplinary hearing. The university has given no reasons for firing Peter Bush and John Phillips, who are...
An electronic device that will instantly translate the spoken word will be invented within the next five years, according to a book published this week by the British Council. The Language Machine by...
A tribunal begins on Monday that could cost colleges thousands of pounds in back holiday pay to lecturers. The Lecturers Employment Advice and Action Fellowship has brought the test case against...
Universities may shun the Quality Assurance Agency for fear that a call for help could lead to the sort of damning report produced about Thames Valley University, according to former vice-chancellor...
The Quality Assurance Agency is to double compulsory subscription fees for dozens of institutions, and could ask some eventually to pay as much as 400 per cent more, writes Phil Baty. The...
Final plans for the new higher education quality assurance regime were in the balance this week as quality chiefs thrashed out details with funding councils, writes Phil Baty. Quality Assurance...
Peter Toyne's decision to be pictured astride a bucking bronco in this year's Liverpool John Moores University prospectus may have been prophetic, writes Harriet Swain. But it was not the only aspect...
Boasting a history it can trace back to a mechanics' library in 1823, Liverpool John Moores was established as a university under the 1992 Further and Higher Education Act. Named after the founder of...
University librarians fear higher prices for periodicals could follow the planned merger of their biggest subscription agencies. The joint venture between Blackwell Information Services and Swets...
Academics have reacted angrily to accusations of "blatant elitism dressed up as well-intentioned liberalism" by education secretary David Blunkett in a speech to business leaders. Speaking at the...
(Photograph) - Many dance and drama students will not benefit from the Pounds 19 million scholarship package launched this week by higher education minister Baroness Blackstone. The National Campaign...
Graduates from Cambridge University are more likely to end up unemployed than their rivals at Oxford, new figures reveal. Although both universities are expected to lead the forthcoming graduate...
Universities believe their student facilities are top-notch and do not need government licensing. Jennifer Currie reports If families live in homes and bachelors live in pads, what do students live...
In the third of our articles on student life, undergraduates give their views on accommodation - from the splendid to the squalid. Alan Thomson reports on the state of student digs For graduates of a...