Health collaboration
Brunel, Nottingham and Ulster universities are to set up a £6.3 million Multidisciplinary Assessment of Technology Centre for Healthcare to improve medical research and development exploitation. The...
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New medical academy
Anglia Polytechnic University this week launched a postgraduate medical academy. The Centre for Postgraduate Medical Education will offer accredited courses for doctors, nurses and other healthcare...
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Tech park purchased
Loughborough University has purchased a £35.5 million technology park. The 163-acre site, bought from Advantica Technologies, will allow the university to increase postgraduate and research student...
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Whistleblowers: Northumbria threatens academic over email
Northumbria University has removed anti-war material from the internet site of one of its leading psychology academics after warning that his messages could be offensive to students who support the...
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V-c hired as talent spotter
The government has set Steven Schwartz, vice-chancellor of Brunel University, the task of identifying the relative merits of university applicants. Professor Schwartz and his team, which has yet to...
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Welsh council hurt by 'irregular' deals
Mismanagement by the National Council for Education and Training Wales has caused "significant damage" to its reputation and that of the Welsh National Assembly, a report from the assembly's audit...
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NI finance blunder exposed
Student loans in Northern Ireland were financed by England's Department for Education and Skills, an Audit Office report says. The mistake happened because the Student Loans Company registered...
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£23m loan to secure grant
Imperial College London has borrowed £23 million from the European Investment Bank in order to bring in three times as much in government cash. The college had secured funding from the Science...
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War will prompt rethink of theory
The war in Iraq is likely to transform scholarly thinking on politics for years to come, academics said this week. Popular theories in the areas of international relations, international security and...
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Institute unveils its blueprint for future
The Cambridge MIT Institute has launched a new strategy, halfway into its initial five-year lifespan. This week's statement follows a mid-term review carried out by new executive directors Michael...
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Shock at TV verdict
Staff at the Welsh further education college where Who Wants to Be a Millionaire cheat Tecwen Whittock is head of business studies expressed shock at his conviction for attempting to defraud the TV...
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IT skills and links between industry and universities vital, says Clarke
The government's commitment to a fundamental shift in the relationship between higher education and business was reinforced at a skills launch on Tuesday. Charles Clarke, secretary of state for...
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Higher-class degrees
More and more students are getting good degrees, according to figures released this week by the Higher Education Statistics Agency. Some 58 per cent obtained first or upper second-class honours in...
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Call for fee equality
Students from poor families should pay the same tuition fees as those from rich families, the Parliamentary Universities Group heard this week. Steven Schwartz, vice-chancellor of Brunel University,...
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Sheffield mumps scare
Ten Sheffield students have been taken to hospital and 90 others immunised with the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine after an outbreak of mumps in the city. GPs in Sheffield have reported a huge...