Consumer pressures
Universities need to "adjust to being consumer oriented", according to Mike Goldstein, former Coventry vice-chancellor and a critic of government plans for variable tuition fees. Dr Goldstein, who...
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Grandparent grants
Nearly one-third of the UK's 13 million grandparents plan to help their grandchildren with the costs of university study, according to a new survey. The survey, by iPledge, a company that helps...
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Call for Serbian boycott
Universities in Europe are being asked to boycott the University of Kosovska Mitrovica after the failure of the Serbian government to annul the appointment of Radivoje Papovic as its rector. The...
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Harris to calm nerves on Offa
Charles Clarke, the Education Secretary, hopes the appointment of Sir Martin Harris as the university access regulator will ease "nervousness" in the sector about government plans to attract more...
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High-pay potential
Potential students would be able to see which degree courses at which universities are most likely to land them the highest-paid jobs under proposals mooted in a government-backed report. The final...
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Manchester sets sights on top of world league
Alan Gilbert, Manchester University's vice-chancellor and president, has called for a rapid "step change" in the new institution's standing in the world's higher education league tables. Announcing a...
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Change is a good test for delegates
The Marriott Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club, a Georgian mansion in its own parkland on the outskirts of Edinburgh, is noted for its leisure facilities. But surprisingly for the 100 higher education...
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Chief needler at the sharp end of learning
Academics and universities should resist the temptation to treat fee-paying students as customers. They should, instead, let them buy into "learning partnerships", Paul Ramsden, the new head of the...
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Cambridge v-c fears effects of expansion
Cambridge University risks damaging the quality of the student experience if it takes on many more undergraduates, Alison Richard, the vice-chancellor, has warned. She also said it was vital for...
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Delays to halls could hit credit
The ability of universities to raise finance through loans or private partnership could be affected by student accommodation projects that run into trouble, the credit-ratings agency Standard &...
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Sporting advice
Roger Black, 400m silver medallist in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, spoke this week of how 'fear of fitting in or looking stupid' discouraged some young people from staying in education. Mr Black joined...
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Tax law 'kills' spin-offs...
The Government is killing university spin-off companies "stone dead" it was claimed last week, as figures revealed a dramatic decline in the number of academic start-up firms. University...
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'Every penny counts'
Nick Coleman, a lecturer at Newcastle University, developed a revolutionary microchip during a six-year research project. Last year, he applied for a government Smart award and was told informally...
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..while lack of private cash stops them setting up
Venture capitalists are still wary of investing in university spin-off companies, according to research published by Nottingham University Business School this week, writes Caroline Davis. The...
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Rivals vie for new MRC site
Two London universities are battling head to head to turn the National Institute for Medical Research into a groundbreaking centre for clinical and scientific research. After months of deliberation,...