'Militants' rally to save jobs
A "new militancy" has taken root in higher education as up to 1,000 academic jobs face the axe in new universities. Support staff are to join academics' industrial action and there...
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Serbia ousts old guard
Serbia's isolated universities this week began to claw back control from the allies of ousted Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic in the expectation that they will soon rejoin the European academic...
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Donor offspring suffer when truth comes out
Adults conceived by donor insemination often suffer a collapse of trust in their family and struggle to deal with their new identity if they discover the truth about their origins, a study has found...
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Learndirect service reels as colleges refuse to sign contracts
The University for Industry has taken emergency action to rescue its learndirect service, after colleges refused to sign contracts, writes Tony Tysome. It has moved swiftly to defuse the boycott over...
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Rapid profits plan for e-uni
The e-university could make an operating profit within three years of its 2002 launch but private investment is vital, funding chiefs acknowledged this week. Start-up costs have been revised...
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Elite told to take more minorities
The older and most prestigious universities must make a particular effort to recruit students from Asian and black communities. This is the recommendation of the report of the Commission on the...
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Doctor in the house
(Photograph) - Doctor in the house: John Tooke, head of Exeter University's postgraduate medicine and health sciences, has been appointed first dean of the new Peninsula Medical School, which begins...
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MRC code puts privacy first
The Medical Research Council has issued guidelines on the ethical handling of personal information in a bid to bolster public trust. The move is designed to help protect patient privacy,...
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Brain drain
(Photograph) - The Fulbright Commission's College Day at Chelsea Old Town Hall attracted record numbers of visitors anxious to learn about studying in the United States Photograph: Joel Chant.
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Spending delay is 'ominous' say v-cs
Vice-chancellors voiced fresh concerns over future university funding this week as it emerged that the government may delay announcing money for the third year of its spending review. Some members of...
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The number of students who took up full-time higher education places this year was up 1.9 per cent
* The number of students who took up full-time higher education places this year was up 1.9 per cent to almost 337,000, according to figures released this week by the Universities and Colleges...
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Board's report carpets the suits
Cambridge University has been accused by its board of scrutiny of failings in accountability. The board's annual report says managers have damaged the integrity of the exams process. Other failings...
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Part-timers get work but little support
Part-time lecturers now teach up to half of classes in further education, yet many are poorly supported by colleges and are excluded from quality checks. A national survey by the Further Education...
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Irish call to ease student burden
Northern Ireland may follow Scotland's lead by urging the abolition of upfront tuition fees for full-time undergraduates. But the higher and further education, training and employment committee of...
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Ofsted to go to horse's mouth
The quality of the student experience should be the main focus of inspectors' judgements in the new post-16 sector, the inspection agency Ofsted has proposed. Inspectors should consult students on...