Brian Ford, visiting professor at Leicester University, says technology adds a new dimension to learning In a Google search of e-teaching, Leicester University rates pretty highly, Brian Ford, the...
* Lora Nicolaou , director of urban strategies at the design consultancy DEGW, has been appointed head of research at Greenwich University's Urban Renaissance Institute at Medway. * The University of...
Vice-chancellors have mobilised peers to defend academic freedom as the Terrorism Bill enters the House of Lords on Monday, writes Tony Tysome. The move comes amid fears that issues affecting...
University of London could be weakened by major player's proposal. Jessica Shepherd reports Imperial College London plans to leave the capital's federal university within two years, according to...
A leading Welsh politician has warned that the University of Wales needs to change radically if it is to retain some of its biggest member institutions. Janet Ryder, education spokeswoman for Plaid...
Two university librarians are expected to be reinstated at the School of Oriental and African Studies after their redundancies prompted 18 academics to resign from non-contractual duties. Managers at...
Manchester University has launched a cancer research centre that it hopes will make it a world leader in the exploration and treatment of cancer. The Manchester Cancer Research Centre will bring...
The House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee is to hold an inquiry into the way the Government obtains and uses scientific advice in the development of policy. Written submissions are...
The General Medical Council has joined forces with the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board to set out core guidance for medical education. Under the Principles of Good Medical Education...
The Higher Education Academy subject centres, in conjunction with Toshiba, have launched the 2006 National Student Awards. The essay competition asks higher education students to discuss how their...
The British Academy has announced the shortlist for its 2005 book prize. The books are: The Stories of English by David Crystal; A Life of H. L. A. Hart: The Nightmare and the Noble Dream by Nicola...
Further education colleges that are major providers of higher education could develop a similar role to the community colleges in the US, the first major government-backed review of the further...
The Higher Education Funding Council for England must spend £20 million on its newly established cadre of university centres to promote best teaching practice or risk having to return it to the...
A wholesale change in the way that higher education treats students who drop out of courses was urged this week. Leaving a degree course early should not be seen as a failure for students, concludes...
Swansea University is considering the drastic step of relocating to the small neighbouring town of Llanelli after consultants revealed that its main campus needs £32 million of emergency maintenance...