Coshep to become part of federal UK body
The Committee of Scottish Higher Education Principals has backed in principle the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals' draft proposals which would make Coshep part of a federal United...
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Oxford commits to diversity in access
* Oxford University has re-written its mission statement to make a more explicit commitment to widening access. A planned new statement, expected in June, will say that the university will "attract...
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Golden 'hellos' are working
Teacher vacancies have fallen slightly, indicating that golden hellos in shortage subjects may be bolstering recruitment. Provisional government statistics released last week show that unfilled,...
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Rowdy students to be on candid camera
* Disruptive students at Imperial College, London, could be targeted using video cameras installed in lecture theatres. Cameras and microphones have been installed so that students at a remote...
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Accra
Examination officials in Ghana have discovered a syndicate of university students who sit and write exams for other candidates for money, using fake names and addresses. A student revealed others...
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Moscow
Thousands of university students this month took part in a Red Cross campaign to promote first aid techniques. The launch of the "Power of Humanity" campaign at Moscow State University included...
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Mechanical engineering department at the University of Manchester
The mechanical engineering department at the University of Manchester, which was rated excellent for teaching quality and awarded a 4 in the 1996 research assessment exercise, was omitted from the...
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Quality to be scrutinised, fee-cutters are warned
Higher education funding chiefs have warned institutions they may be subjected to closer quality checks if they reduce tuition fees. Universities or colleges found to be jeopardising quality by...
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A levels cause confusion
Admissions tutors and teachers are confused over the effect new A levels will have on university admissions, it emerged at a Universities and Colleges Admissions Service conference this week, writes...
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Wales to match English HE fund
The first secretary of Wales, Alun Michael, has promised to eradicate the funding inequities between Welsh and English higher education. In a letter to lecturers' union Natfhe this week, Mr Michael...
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Cabinet appointments to the Welsh Assembly
* Mr Michael has announced further cabinet appointments to the Welsh Assembly. Rhodri Morgan is the minister for economic development, Rosemary Butler takes responsibility for education up to the age...
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New post-16 agency set up
A new national post-16 funding agency is set to be built on the foundations of the Further Education Funding Council, following the government's fundamental review of lifelong learning, write Alan...
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Scotland splits education brief
Scotland's new cabinet sees a split in the education brief, with Henry McLeish as minister for enterprise and lifelong learning, while Sam Galbraith is minister for children and education,...
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Scots thumbs-up for student cash review
Scottish students and academics have warmly welcomed the Scottish Parliament's prospective review of student finance, the linchpin of the controversial coalition deal between Labour and the Liberal...
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Anthropology chiefs boycott 'deaf' QAA
The Quality Assurance Agency's plans for academic review and benchmarking will be "catastrophic" for anthropology departments, leaders in the field have warned. And the academic community has...