Elite told to aid access by running catch-up
A foundation year run by elite universities to help students from non-traditional backgrounds to win places is being promoted by the Higher Education Funding Council for England. But the institutions...
Search
-
-
Minister boosts hope of pay rise
Science minister Lord Sainsbury told a meeting of university, government and industry representatives that academic salaries would play a major part in this autumn's higher education policy paper. "...
-
Nerc faces test case over Bangladesh poisoning
Legal proceedings against the Natural Environment Research Council to win damages for the victims of mass arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh have begun. A test case being pursued by two London law firms...
-
'Arabist mafia' claim sparks row
A "British Arabist academic mafia" is suppressing research and blocking appointments to protect a predominant anti-Israeli agenda in the field of Middle Eastern studies, a leading scholar has claimed...
-
Drinking campaign leaves a sour taste
As thousands of students raise their glasses to celebrate freshers' week, the National Union of Students is being accused of hypocrisy over its campaign to promote sensible drinking. After Her...
-
College staff set to strike over pay
A November 5 strike in further education colleges looks certain after employers refused to reopen pay negotiations with unions this week. The Association of Colleges said its latest offer of a 2.3...
-
Employers gain bigger voice in training
Employers are to have a greater say in education and training as part of a government-wide skills strategy to be published in the spring. Adult learning and skills minister Ivan Lewis is to hold a...
-
Scots lifelong learning blueprint on hold
A blueprint for Scottish lifelong learning over the next decade has been delayed until the end of October. Alex Neil, convenor of the Scottish Parliament's enterprise and lifelong learning committee...
-
Wendy Alexander to lecture at Strathclyde
Wendy Alexander, who resigned as Scotland's enterprise and lifelong learning minister in May, has resumed links with higher education as a visiting professor at Strathclyde Business School. Ms...
-
New director of Belfast Institute appointed
William Brian Turtle, chief executive of the North Down and Ards Institute, has been named director of the Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education. He will replace Patrick Murphy from next...
-
Blair welcomes intake to new medical school
The first intake of students at the Peninsula Medical School will receive a welcome message from prime minister Tony Blair. The pre-recorded video will be played at the opening of the school on...
-
Cancer risk increases in overweight young
Researchers have found that young adults who are overweight significantly increase their risk of dying of cancer in later life. More than 10,500 students at the University of Glasgow who used the...
-
Daphne Jackson Trust names its 100th fellow
The Daphne Jackson Trust has named its 100th fellow since it was set up ten years ago. Kimberley Willis, who has a PhD in chemistry from Sheffield University, was awarded the fellowship, which was...
-
Winter law school gets initial trial at LSE
The London School of Economics will hold its first winter school to widen access to law for 40 students aged 16 to 17 from inner London this January. The school is being run with the Sutton Trust and...
-
Ucas offers Extra to those with no place
From next year, university hopefuls who do not have a place by mid-March will be able to enter a pre-clearing system to match them to available places. The Universities and Colleges Admissions...