QAA to target 'failing' MBAs
Scores of British MBA courses could be downgraded or forced to close with the publication of new guidelines on standards by the Quality Assurance Agency. A new national benchmark prescribing the...
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Agency is 'stifling' degree baby at birth
Quality watchdogs are in danger of stifling the development of the foundation degree with too many regulations, the qualification's original architect has warned, writes Tony Tysome. David Robertson...
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Bell law course flunks new subject review
Quality chiefs have warned they have "no confidence" in the academic standards of the law degree at Bell College of Technology, condemning the Scottish institution as the first of almost 100...
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Troubled Wales is hit by plagiarism claim
The University of Wales has been hit by new allegations of shoddy standards following a Swansea University student's claim to have discovered "unacknowledged copying" in a thesis awarded top marks....
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Cultural clashes derailing mergers
Significant numbers of university mergers collapse because institutions fail to recognise differences in the ways potential partners operate. Management consultant Paul Thomas said that universities...
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University keeps gift as donor's tax trial kicks off
Cambridge University has denied having any misgivings about keeping the $4 million (£2.5 million) donation it accepted from an American tycoon on trial this week for fraud and tax evasion. Dennis...
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Bradford forges ahead with hybrid alliance
A new university in Bradford will be at the heart of the city's regeneration, according to Chris Taylor, vice-chancellor of Bradford University, which decided last week to merge with Bradford College...
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Leicester wins US funding for trials on red wine cancer drug
A new cancer-prevention drug based on a natural compound found in red wine is to be tested in trials at the University of Leicester, writes Tony Tysome. Researchers at the university's department of...
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FE crisis blamed on cash delays
Lecturers' union leaders accused the government of deepening the financial crisis in further education this week by failing to release its funding plans in time to avert a one-day strike. About 40...
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Students expect to be ready for jobs
More than two-thirds of UK students think university should prepare them for a professional career, but less than half think it does, according to business-backed scheme Teach First. A survey for the...
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Rival plans hold up admissions debate
Vice-chancellors have postponed a debate on plans for a post-qualification admissions (PQA) system after learning that the Tomlinson inquiry into A levels is likely to recommend a rival scheme, based...
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Few opt to change courses
Fewer than 20 students opted to change course after their A levels were upgraded following phase one of the Tomlinson inquiry, it emerged this week. The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service...
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Scots unite to oppose top-ups
THES survey shows unexpected reactions to charging students more The overwhelming majority of Scottish universities, including Russell Group members Edinburgh and Glasgow, are emphatically against...
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Poll support for fees will cheer ministers
THES survey shows unexpected reactions to charging students more Results of The THES poll of vice-chancellors' attitudes to top-up fees will encourage those in the government who want universities to...
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Parents say no to paying more
Most parents think universities should have more money but oppose the introduction of top-up fees, according to a survey of 1,500 parents commissioned by The Times Educational Supplement . Some 77...