Marconi man to take over at Cardiff
(Photograph) - David Grant, director of technology for Marconi, one of the world's leading communications and information technology companies, is to be the next vice-chancellor of Cardiff University...
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Oxford joins Ivy League trio in virtual venture
Oxford University is teaming up with Princeton, Stanford and Yale universities to create a $12 million virtual college. The University Alliance for Lifelong Learning will provide online courses in...
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Cubie to set Scottish education bill rolling
Andrew Cubie will next month give the first evidence to the Scottish Parliament's enterprise and lifelong learning committee as it begins its investigation of new student support legislation. The...
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Ig Nobel prizewinners flushed with success
Uncovering a bizarre health hazard that dethroned three unlucky Glaswegians has won a team of British medical experts the spoof Ig Nobel Prize for public health. Jonathan Wyatt, of the Cornwall...
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Belfast college tries to narrow the divide
A Belfast Catholic teacher training college is celebrating its 100th anniversary by becoming a full university campus committed to the peace process. St Mary's College, on the Falls Road, was given...
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VSO recruits may take degrees in the bush
Teachers working in Voluntary Services Overseas may soon be able to study for a masters degree at the same time, thanks to an initiative being piloted by Manchester Metropolitan University. In a...
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Sony gives support to Sunderland project
Sunderland University is to receive Pounds 1 million worth of technology from electronics giant Sony as part of a research project set to revolutionise data storage. The university will trial a way...
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Eggcellent idea spells end of fatty fry-ups
Northern Ireland eggheads have cracked one of the country's greatest culinary challenges - how to make the breakfast fry-up more healthy. William Gilmore of Ulster University's Centre for Diet and...
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Spur to get research funding from industry
A programme to encourage researchers to get funding from the private sector has been launched by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. The Industrial Partnerships scheme will...
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Minorities get lower HE pay
The Association of University Teachers has expressed concern at discrimination against ethnic minorities in higher education. A survey shows that nearly a quarter of white lecturers earn more than...
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'Examinations tsar' mooted for Scotland after SQA marking fiasco
Henry McLeish, Scotland's minister for enterprise and lifelong learning, has raised the prospect of an "examinations tsar" to ensure the future accountability of the Scottish Qualifications Authority...
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Liberal Democrats promise education spending bonanza
The Liberal Democrats have promised to spend Pounds 700 million a year more than Labour on higher education, with pledges to scrap tuition fees, restore maintenance grants and fund massive pay awards...
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Universal dislike for four-tier system
Quality chiefs may be forced back to the drawing board with their qualifications framework after vice-chancellors and employers lined up to criticise it, writes Phil Baty. Members of the government's...
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We'll set colleges free, say the Tories
The Conservatives have promised to liberate universities from government controls while increasing access for bright but poor students. But the party's education spokeswoman Theresa May added that...
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Commonwealth institute could close
The axe may fall on London University's Institute of Commonwealth Studies following disagreements over its academic direction and fears over its financial viability. The university's school of...