Lecturers fear new degree is a sell-out
Lecturers' leaders are threatening to oppose the government's flagship foundation degree project unless ministers can guarantee that it will not become a "bogus qualification to provide expansion on...
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Colleges fear they will have too little say in the design of foundation degrees
Colleges fear they will have too little say in the design of foundation degrees, even though they are to deliver the bulk of the new qualifications, writes Alan Thomson. There are only two...
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Breath of fresher air
(Photograph) - Breath of fresher air: From relationships to student loans, a new ITV2 series hopes to offer an in-depth account of student life. The University, which airs the first of ten episodes...
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JIF hands out Pounds 129m to boost research facilities
University research facilities will get a Pounds 129 million boost that will create new laboratories as well as re-equipping established ones. The third round of Joint Infrastructure Fund awards will...
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Natfhe: gender pay gap flouts law
Most universities in the United Kingdom are breaking equal pay laws, according to university and college lecturers' union Natfhe. The union's analysis of figures from the Higher Education Statistics...
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'Debt-shy' Scots may sink fees
University tuition fees could be discredited and possibly abolished in England, Wales and Northern Ireland if the issue becomes sufficiently politicised, a member of Scotland's Cubie committee has...
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Scottish educationists have warmly welcomed the decision to axe fourth-year tuition fees
Scottish educationists have warmly welcomed the decision to axe fourth-year tuition fees for students coming to Scotland from elsewhere in the UK, recommended by the Quigley committee, writes Olga...
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The Scottish Executive's response to Cubie
The Scottish Executive's response to Cubie is to be probed in Northern Ireland's radical review of student support. The Department of Higher and Further Education, Training and Employment has issued...
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Lecturers to offer their seats to parents
Lecturers at the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside may give up their seats at this year's graduation ceremonies in protest against the university's decision to charge guests Pounds 10 a head...
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Made-up
(Photograph) - Made-up: two graduates from London won this year's Academy Award for best film make-up for their work on Mike Leigh's film Topsy Turvy, about Gilbert and Sullivan. Christine Blundell,...
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Scant help for 'chocolate teapots'
University staff have a wide range of terms for colleagues they think are at a "career plateau". These include "dead wood", "research inactive", "technologically inept", "hit the buffers" and "as...
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Lifelong learning gets Pounds 28m injection
Henry McLeish, Scotland's minister for enterprise and lifelong learning, has announced a 9 per cent cash increase to further education colleges for the coming year, writes Olga Wojtas. Mr McLeish...
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Don's diary
Sunday My first day as part of an official delegation to Palestine organised by the Friends of Birzeit University. Arrive at Ben Gurion airport, official entry point to Palestine, and announce my...
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On the ball?
National Union of Students officers were concerned this week that crucial debates at the annual conference in Blackpool could be lost because of clashes with Tuesday's fixture between Manchester...
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Out of the picture
It is never easy for a public figure when he passes on the baton. So no wonder Andrew Pakes was feeling sensitive when, having watched Owain James elected as his successor to the presidency of the...