Push for viva ground rules
Research that has revealed wide disparities in PhD vivas has prompted calls for "common ground rules" so that students are better prepared for the examinations. Guidelines would particularly benefit...
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Call for postgrad agreements
Universities should agree pre-course contracts with postgraduates to ensure both sides have realistic expectations, the new general secretary-elect of the National Postgraduate Committee has said....
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Financial aid plea for language students
The University Council of Modern Languages is pressing for financial help for universities to counteract the negative impact variable fees are expected to have on the numbers of students choosing to...
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Ill-prepared institutions may miss out on cash
Researchers at about ten UK universities may lose out on cash because their institutions failed to prepare in time for the full economic costing model to be introduced next week. From September 1,...
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Scottish studentsnet best fee deal
As top-up fees begin to bite, the cost of study in different parts of the UK is likely to vary considerably, writes Olga Wojtas. From 2006, virtually all English universities are set to charge...
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'There's lots of girls, so that's good for you'
Asking about a would-be student's grades and finding course vacancies are the main roles of those manning clearing hotlines. But how do they cope when asked something a little different? We got...
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Surge in demand puts strain on system
Admissions staff have been straining to cope with this year's surge in demand as fears grow that the most popular subjects may soon disappear from clearing. By Tuesday this week, the Universities and...
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Bucks move collapses after rebuff over title
The future direction of Buckinghamshire's only public higher education institution was clouded in uncertainty this week following the collapse of relocation plans weeks after the rejection of its...
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Do sceptics dream of projected sheep?
Something strange is going on in the early hours at University College Northampton. Researchers in UCN's new Centre for the Study of Anomalous Psychological Processes (CSAPP) sit watching video clips...
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MA tutors 'refuse to supervise critics'
Tutors at Sheffield University closed ranks and refused to supervise a group of masters students after the university upheld a series of complaints about the quality of their course, it was claimed...
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US pipe dreamer bags a degree
Texan student Norman Wigington's history degree from Strathclyde University is a by-product of his love of the bagpipes. Mr Wigington, known as Maddog, took up piping in the US despite having no...
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Elite Scottish trio back distant relative's title bid
Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Strathclyde universities are lending their reputations to the UHI Millennium Institute's bid to fast-track its application to become a university. UHI, a unique partnership of...
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Researcher donates £58m royalties to medical school
New York University's School of Medicine has been given $105 million (£58 million) in what is believed to be the largest philanthropic gift ever made by a staff member to a university. Jan Vilcek,...
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Urbino in cash crisis
The University of Urbino, one of Italy's oldest universities, faces financial collapse and may be forced to sell some of its historic buildings in the medieval town that has been its home since 1467...
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Poles ponder fee plan
Poland should introduce university tuition fees within eight years, according to a government strategy unveiled by Anna Radziwill, the Deputy Education Minister. Opposition politicians, students and...