Legal detail delays e-learning enterprise
Wrangling over the legal details of a £70 million partnership between commercial interests and the e-university has delayed the venture by at least a month. Private companies are being asked to...
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Fury as US sport fails to toe line
Boston University heads need to regain control over campus athletics, a commission has urged. The Knight Foundation Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics issued its call exactly ten years after a...
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NUS faces split over cash crisis
The National Union of Students could lose millions in the next three years unless it takes drastic action. It risks accumulating losses of more than £1.5 million by 2003-04, an internal report...
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Next week
NEWS: How rich is your university? First of a two-part investigation that identifies the fat cats FEATURES: Private versus public: how the private sector is influencing higher education in Europe...
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For the record
Asbestos scare for Warwick University Warwick University had an asbestos scare when builders discovered the dangerous fibres in its physics building. Tests showed asbestos was present, although there...
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PhDs say no to poor prospects
It is getting harder to recruit doctoral students and three years of funding is not enough, according to PhD supervisors. Almost half of those who responded to a Wellcome Trust survey said that it...
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Union discontent may surface in rebellion over loans and fees
Growing union frustration with the government's public sector policies may manifest itself in a Labour Party conference mutiny over university tuition fees and student loans. Some of the country's...
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Salad days
Scientists from the University of Southampton's School of Biological Sciences examine lettuces at a farm near Winchester to determine the best time for picking. They are camping out and harvesting...
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Debt not the only barrier to access
The poor reputation of some universities is combining with a fear of debt to deter non-traditional students from going to university, according to the preliminary findings of a study released today....
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How NUS plunged into red
A confidential report from the National Union of Students' short-term savings committee and three-year budget group, seen by The THES , reveals how its financial crisis has arisen, despite a turnover...
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Churchill's sterling cure for Tories
The Tory Party under Winston Churchill missed a golden opportunity to make the pound Europe's dominant currency, Warwick University researchers have found. A 1950s plan to create a sterling area - a...
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Partners won't rule out merger
Brunel University and Royal Holloway are to collaborate in research, teaching and some administration. They have made joint research bids and are discussing working together on e-learning as well as...
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Split over subject review secrecy
Teaching quality assessments could be kept secret under the new quality assurance regime, according to a draft blueprint obtained by The THES . Student leaders have condemned the move. A debate about...
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Degrees do not pay off for all
The gap between well-paid and less well-off graduates is growing, according to a report due to be published next week. A separate study shows that less than half of British graduates regard their...
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Scots have eye on law as they lend ear to victims
Researchers at the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen are to help the Scottish Executive in its commitment to review legal protection for victims of stalking and harassment. Sue Morris and Sam...