Old unis lag in work provision
Old universities trail other institutions in providing work experience, a survey says. The National Centre for Work Experience found that 150,000 students undertook academically recognised work...
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FEFC, RDAs prepare to meet skills challenge
College funding chiefs have signed a "concordat" with the regional development agencies to "meet the skills challenge". The Further Education Funding Council said that the agreement would allow it to...
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HEFCE pledges Pounds 6.2 million for support centre network
Details of the learning and teaching support network have been published by the Higher Education Funding Council for England. HEFCE will provide up to Pounds 6.2 million a year for three years from...
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Oxford reforms give more representation to colleges
Pressure from Oxford University dons has led to a strengthened role for colleges in a reformed system of governance. The planned reforms of the joint working party on governance, designed to create a...
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Outreach funding made a priority
Funding chiefs have been urged to pour millions of pounds into helping universities reach out to under-represented groups, following a new report that warns that institutions have cut back on such...
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Big wig
(Photograph) - Big wig: Sir Bernard Ingham took on the role of the Speaker in a debate staged by the Association of University Administrators at Granada studios' mock House of Commons in Manchester...
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Wales targets post-16 sector
A radical shake-up of post-16 education, welcomed by ministers this week, is to be one of the first proposals the Welsh Assembly considers. The plan could pave the way for reform in England, writes...
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Patronage splits unions
Scotland's two main higher education unions are set to clash over the role of the Scottish Parliament at this month's annual Scottish Trades Union Congress. The Association of University Teachers...
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Manifesto for the Scottish Parliament
* The EIS this week unveiled its manifesto for the Scottish Parliament, calling for a "total review" of funding for further and higher education students. It also calls for an immediate injection of...
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Students who leave home 'get best jobs'
"Rich kid" students who can afford to study away from home have better job prospects than their poorer counterparts, two Newcastle University economists have found. Tuition fees and other financial...
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Ministers' reforms to broaden A levels
* Ministers' reforms to broaden A levels will not help students in the workplace or at university, the conference heard. But a maths A level could add 10 per cent to a graduate salary. Research by...
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Call for health ties
Universities, medical schools and National Health Service trusts should work more closely together, a Nuffield Trust report says. John Wyn Owen, secretary of the Nuffield Trust, said that moves in...
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New medical schools
* A first assessment of the 21 bids from universities keen to expand or start new medical schools is underway. The joint implementation group - which will decide how to distribute the 1,000 extra...
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Newcastle students campaign against semesterisation
A survey of 220 students at Newcastle University has uncovered widespread opposition to the semesterised academic year. The survey organisers, the students' Courier newspaper, argue that students...
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Catholic college moves into Glasgow
Scotland's only Roman Catholic education college merged yesterday with Glasgow University to create a new faculty of education. Mergers are often seen as an attempt by an ailing institution to seek...