A travel club that became a political force
The National Union of Students has always reflected the spirit of the times. Now, two long-term members are putting its 78-year history into print. Harriet Swain reports A few times a year, men and...
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Pounds 250k: that'll cover your college costs
University is a good place to write a novel. But while you have nothing to lose, you must have something to say. Anne Sebba reports One of the hottest cinema tickets last month was for The Beach,...
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Display all your skills, not just your degree
Do students need a skills certificate and a degree? Alec Farquharson reports on new moves to meet employers' needs One day, in the not so distant future, students may leave universities clutching two...
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Blissed out
(Photograph) - Montreal's McGill University students relax despite exam-period stress. Enterprising colleagues from the university's school of physical and occupational therapy gave them a work-over...
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Research-rich elite wins cash
As the budget boosts incentives for fundraising and enterprise, a new report shows how top research universities are already pulling away from the rest of the pack. Claire Sanders reports. A few...
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Leeds battle over 'confusing' website
Leeds University has submitted a complaint to Nominet, the internet regulatory authority, after a Leeds Metropolitan student refused to hand over the ownership of a website called leeds- uni.co.uk....
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A tale of two departments
* Department of chemistry, Imperial College, London 1996 RAE rating: 5 Number of lecturers and professors: 41 Number of post-docs:97 Number of PhD students:175 Research income from the funding...
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Scottish councils' Pounds 616m masterplan to boost wider access
The Scottish Higher Education Funding Council is beefing up institutions' role in promoting social inclusion and the knowledge economy through its Pounds 616 million of allocations for the coming...
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A picket pity
Negotiations to try to solve the Educational Institute of Scotland's dispute in the new universities have sadly come too late for Paul Cosgrove, lecturer in sculpture at Glasgow School of Art. Due to...
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Brussels
The European Commission has invited applications for subsidies of up to E100,000 (Pounds 61,745) to co-finance academic projects that promote the spread of knowledge of European integration....
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Florence
Foreign-language lettori at the University of Florence have demonstrated against the senate's refusal to take action to rectify their illegal contracts. The flawed contracts were identified by an...
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Universities square up for e-challenge
British universities have to think seriously about merging and forging strategic alliances if they want to compete in the cut-throat world of global higher education, vice-chancellors will hear at a...
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Rivals take to the net
Established higher education providers were warned last week that the "death of distance" gave new competitors a strategic weapon in the battle for customers. Michael Zastrocky, vice-president of...
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MAN gives lift to lifelong learning efforts
Higher education IT staff and systems are underpinning moves to offer lifelong learning across the United Kingdom, a leading specialist has said. Jean Sykes, librarian and director of information...
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'Geniuses' to provide free web lectures
Free Ivy League-quality education could soon be on offer to "everyone, everywhere, forever" if plans by high-tech billionaire Michael Saylor materialise. Mr Saylor last week announced a "down payment...