Natfhe threatens to ditch pay talks
The festive spirit was tested this week after lecturers' union Natfhe threatened to pull out of negotiations with employers on the implementation of the national pay framework hammered out in April....
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New VAT refund rule could hit hard
Universities could be stung for dramatically higher bills for VAT following a decision by the Government to introduce a uniform method of calculating refunds on VAT. The move could cost some...
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History gives us combat and cuisine for the festive season
Women suffering stress over the Christmas dinner and men fighting with one another is nothing new during the festive season in Scotland, a Dundee University professor has revealed. Callum Brown,...
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N. Ireland hopes for £5m in rates rejig
A rates revamp could save Northern Ireland's two universities more than Pounds 5 million a year, it has emerged. Queen's University Belfast and Ulster University are exempt from the local rates...
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Liverpool v-c takes on UUK presidency
Drummond Bone, vice-chancellor of Liverpool University, has been appointed president of Universities UK. He will replace Ivor Crewe, who is vice-chancellor of Essex University, on August 1. Professor...
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Serbs get ready for Bologna
A law that aims to bring higher education in Serbia closer to European norms is scheduled to come before the Serbian Parliament early next year. The reforms are critical to Serbia's inclusion in the...
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Row as v-c pay beats premier's
South African universities are under fire for paying some of their vice-chancellors more than President Thabo Mbeki, especially as those who are paid the most head smaller institutions that are...
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Scientists seek share of tax bill
Italian taxpayers unable to choose between church and state may be given a third option when they complete their tax returns. Existing tax law allows them to allocate 0.8 per cent of their direct tax...
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Deacon seeks a virtual saint
Russia's Orthodox clerics tend to view the internet as a potential weapon of Satan, but Andrey Kurayev, who is also a lecturer at Moscow State University, wants to find the web a patron saint. Mr...
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Moore trouble
The US Federal Elections Commission is investigating allegations that 12 universities broke the rules governing electoral campaigning by hosting filmmaker Michael Moore (pictured) and his anti-Bush...
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Brazil boosts online study
Brazil plans a massive expansion of distance learning in 2005 to address a teacher shortage and make education more accessible. The Government plans to spend R$20 million (£2.6 million) on distance-...
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Agency closes overseas offices
ߣߣÊÓƵ's main foreign student recruitment agency is to abandon non-profitable markets and consolidate its activities in the main source countries. Facing its third loss-making year, IDP Education...
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Minister chastised over loans
Student protests over proposals to increase the cost of government-backed loans have earned the Kazakh education minister a presidential dressing-down and have cost his deputy her job. Plans...
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Paris
Four containers packed with laboratory equipment, reference books and student textbooks valued at $6 million (£3.08 million) are due to arrive in Iraq by the end of the month as part of an...
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Brussels
The European Union and Israel are to negotiate a higher education agreement under a draft general action plan under discussion between Tel Aviv and Brussels. Talks will aim at synchronising EU and...