Poor may get fee waiver
Ministers may waive top-up fees altogether for the poor as a concession to students, universities and Labour backbenchers threatening to sink the forthcoming higher education bill. A source close to...
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Scots in joint bid for extra HE cash
The staff, students and principals of Scotland's higher education institutions have joined together to demand an extra £100 million a year to prevent Scotland slipping behind its competitors....
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Next week
Dual control Can UK universities realistically recover the true cost of conducting research, and is it time to replace the dual-support system with something simpler? Also Daniel Pipes on the jihad...
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Definition of merit may aid fair access
The meaning of merit will play an essential role in the proposals for a fair university admissions system put forward by the government task force headed by Steven Schwartz, vice-chancellor of Brunel...
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Appointments
* Sheila Drury, chair of the North Wales Regional Committee, has been appointed chair of the National Council of Education and Learning Wales. * Judith Rowley will take over as president of the...
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Lib Dems rally Labour support for anti-top-up fees campaign
The Liberal Democrats plan to ambush the government's forthcoming top-up fees legislation with a campaign to rally opposition inside and outside the Labour Party. The campaign "Learning is for life,...
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ACU calls for equality
The Association of Commonwealth Universities has called on education ministers from the 54 countries of the Commonwealth to promote equality of access to higher education and to encourage student...
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Hobsbawm wins prize
Eric Hobsbawm has won the 2003 Balzan prize for 20th-century European history. Half of the SFr1 million (£453,000) must be used to finance a research programme involving young academics.
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Laptop scam warning
Police have issued a warning after students at De Montfort University were targeted in a laptop scam. They were shown and offered the chance to buy a laptop for £600. The con artists then hand over...
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Young stars plan ahead
Nearly all of 417 students aged from 11 to 16 at the National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth, based at Warwick University, are already committed to gaining a place at university, a survey has...
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Bioscience alliance
An umbrella organisation for UK bioscientists was launched this week. The Biosciences Federation, formed from the Institute of Biology and UK Life Sciences Committee, has 20 member societies. It aims...
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E-Tutor of the Year
The 2003 E-Tutor of the Year competition was launched last week with the news that Beverley Milton-Edwards, the 2002 winner, has launched a television career. She presented A History of Iraq on BBC2...
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Correction
The article in The THES (September 12) "Media study chiefs pan 'barmy' research focus" was based on incorrect information. It stated that 23 media studies departments that received 3a, 3b or 4...
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HEFCW chief blamed for financial failures
Decisions by the chief executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales, Steve Martin, and Welsh Assembly education minister Jane Davidson were called into question this week after a...
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Wellbeing moves up the student retention agenda
More funding must go into student services if institutions are to retain the students they attract to meet government targets, according to vice-chancellor of Greenwich University Rick Trainor....