In the news: Marc Abrahams
His bank manager might not see the similarities, but in many ways, Marc Abrahams' life has mirrored that of Bill Gates. Both studied mathematics at Harvard University in the mid-1970s and both went...
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Appointments
James Humphreys , head of corporate communications at 10 Downing Street, has been appointed director of a masters course in politics at Kingston University, teaching political communication...
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White paper used 20-year-old study
Evidence cited in the higher education white paper is more than 20 years out of date and presents a misleading picture of the relationship between research and teaching excellence, an expert said...
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OFT warns against price-fixing
Universities that discuss common fee levels could be in breach of the 1998 Competition Act, the Office of Fair Trading warned this week. "If universities are discussing common fee levels, that is...
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Student ghettos bad for city
Councillors are seeking legal powers to break up student ghettos in Nottingham after a study found they are causing social and economic problems, writes Phil Baty. A six-month study commissioned by...
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Newby lays into fees limit
Three out of four universities look set to charge the full £3,000 a year top-up fee from 2006, scuppering the government's plans to create a market in higher education, says Sir Howard Newby, chief...
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Teaching: on the front line
What is your experience of teaching? Pat Leon asks teachers how they manage Name: Eryl Price-Davies Age:43 Job: Principal lecturer in radio and media, Thames Valley University. Salary: Not enough....
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Exeter links up with Libya
Colonel Gaddafi has shaken hands with Exeter University vice-chancellor Steve Smith on a deal that could bring British universities £75 million to educate the next generation of Libya's academics,...
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Hodge trip to China elitist, say angry v-cs
Vice-chancellors have accused higher education minister Margaret Hodge of doing "enormous damage" to the international reputation of British higher education, following reports that she was promoting...
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Euro rivals outpace UK in campus growth
Student numbers grew more rapidly in the UK in the final 25 years of the 20th century than the average for all European Union countries - but not as fast as in Greece, Ireland, Spain or Portugal,...
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Intel opens laboratory
Computer processor giant Intel this week opened a laboratory in the William Gates Computer Laboratory at Cambridge University. The laboratory will concentrate on networking systems and software...
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Whistleblowers: Problem with petition
A former medical student has accused the Privy Council of trying to ignore his complaints against Sheffield University, where he spent ten years attempting to qualify as a doctor. Sushant Varma...
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Whistleblowers: Visitor admits failings
The number of students complaining about their universities to the Privy Council has rocketed sixfold in the past five years, but the council has admitted it can provide only "amateur justice". Alex...
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Centre space fills up
Loughborough Innovation Centre is celebrating filling its incubator space less than six months after opening. The centre was funded by £750,000 from the East Midlands Development Agency and donations...
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Funding allocations: Winners and losers in research cash stakes
Alison Goddard analyses the results of funding allocations for 2003-04. Some 20,000 university researchers will see cash siphoned from their departments to top up world-class research. Funding for...