DFES fails to spend £1.6bn
Education's top civil servant has been taken to task by the Treasury over his department's persistent failure to spend billions of pounds allocated for universities and schools each year. David...
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Marking under fire as essay grades are exposed as 'a lottery'
The grades students receive for their essays are "a lottery", say researchers in a study of universities' marking standards. Just half of tutors agreed on a mark for an essay while others took wildly...
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'Son of ILA' has bright, fraud-free future, insists government
The successor to the ill-fated individual learning account scheme will have tough security and quality assurance to guard against fraud, the government said this week. In its response to the...
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Degree is ticket to rich job pickings
A degree is a cut-price ticket to lifetime earnings of at least £400,000 more than non-graduates, according to new figures. The Higher Education Careers Services Unit figures confirm, and may exceed...
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You are all too elitist - Hodge
Higher education minister Margaret Hodge this week branded universities institutionally elitist as a two-year study found that selection procedures discriminated against the poor. Ms Hodge said...
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Research to be cut, Newby says
Research carried out in British universities will be cut because it risks eroding infrastructure and staff pay, the head of England's funding council said this week. Sir Howard Newby said: "The...
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Threat to standards by social inclusion drive
* Courses for 16 to 19-year-olds in academic and vocational subjects are "narrow and shallow" compared with those in similar industrial economies, according to a comparative study from the think-tank...
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Former web consultant loses disability tribunal
A former internet web consultant has been ordered to pay at least £100,000 costs after losing a disability discrimination tribunal she brought against Warwick University. Yael Kahn was claiming up to...
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Film stars launch £1m Iris Murdoch appeal
Dame Judi Dench and Jim Broadbent, stars of the film Iris , launched the Iris Murdoch appeal on Wednesday. The joint venture by Oxford University and St Anne's College aims to raise £1 million to...
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Support for Monash v-c after plagiarism report
A meeting of the Monash University governing council in Melbourne on Monday night voted unanimously to support its vice-chancellor David Robinson, after it was reported in last week's THES that he...
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Scots teach prudence in use of antibiotics
Scotland's five medical schools are launching a £100,000 scheme, funded by the Scottish Executive, to educate tomorrow's doctors to be prudent prescribers of antibiotics. Scottish health minister...
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Aberdeen and Robert Gordon explore merger
Aberdeen University's court and the governors of the neighbouring Robert Gordon University have agreed to explore the option of merger. They are to undertake a risk analysis over the next year. Bill...
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£400,000 to promote careers in social work
Cathy Jamieson, Scotland's minister for education and young people, has announced £400,000 to boost the number of postgraduates taking social work courses. At the first conference of the Scottish...
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Marketing bids for academic recognition
If the government is to meet its 50 per cent target for participation in higher education, it will have to ensure that spin-doctoring is taken more seriously, according to Dale Littler, head of the...
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Disorganised learners become exam failures
The ability to accomplish simple administrative tasks can indicate whether students will succeed in their exams, according to research from Sheffield University published in this week's British...