FE makes progress in widening participation
Further education has made significant progress in widening participation and raising standards since the publication of the Kennedy report three years ago, according to three funding council reports...
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Wales could ease England's penalty pain
Sports scientists at the University of Wales, Swansea, have bridged the gap between theory and practice by building a laboratory high enough for trampolining, long enough for penalty kicks and wide...
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Chiddick new v-c for Lincs and Humberside
David Chiddick will become vice-chancellor of the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside when Roger King retires later this autumn. Professor Chiddick (above), currently a pro vice- chancellor at...
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Managers meet to discuss Euro research
More than 150 senior managers in higher education from across Europe will meet in Norway next week to discuss universities' role in the future of European research. Issues being discussed at the 53rd...
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NUS dismisses Scots' vote on Section 28
The National Union of Students Scotland this week dismissed claims that businessman Brian Souter's referendum on Section 28 reflected the majority view of Scottish society. More than a million Scots...
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Extra cash hope for skills councils
The government looks set to provide extra money to ensure that local employers sitting on the new learning and skills councils understand national training requirements. Local employers, representing...
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Party animals shown route to the M1
Students should head north for the high life, according to the Virgin Alternative Guide to British Universities. A clutch of northern universities, including Leeds, Manchester and Glasgow, notched up...
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Golden opportunities for those short of brass
Hard-up students could try panning for gold as a source of revenue, if the experiences of a lecturer at Leeds University are anything to go by. Rob Chapman, a continuing education lecturer, unearthed...
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Derby faces quality inquiry
Quality chiefs have launched an inquiry into the University of Derby's operations in Israel, writes Phil Baty. A spokesman for the Quality Assurance Agency said this week: "The QAA will carry out an...
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Fees of up to Pounds 30k could pay for poor
Students from wealthy families could end up repaying tuition fees of up to Pounds 30,000 once interest is taken into account, under plans being considered by top research universities. Economists who...
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Prince's 'anti-science' talk ruffles evolution feathers
Prince Charles's controversial Reith Lecture will give a boost to creationists, according to a former academic whose anti-evolutionary writings were quoted by the prince. Alan Linton, emeritus...
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AoC fears Ofsted will bring 'name and shame' culture to FE
Further education colleges fear they may be entering a "name and shame" culture under the proposed post-16 inspection regime. Delegates at an Association of Colleges consultation conference on the...
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Help is urged for vital sector
The voluntary sector is under threat and needs more help from universities to ensure its long-term survival, the UK's first professor of voluntary sector organisation has warned. Higher education...
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Cubie petition arrives via net
Scottish students are taking democracy into the digital age though a web-based petition to the Scottish Parliament demanding the full implementation of the Cubie report, Olga Wojtas reports. One of...
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Scottish Executive's praised for further education Pounds 6 million childcare costs
The Association of Scottish Colleges has praised the Scottish Executive's "vitally important" proposals of Pounds 6 million towards part-time further education students' childcare costs. Tom Kelly,...