Bett pay structure will be too 'inflexible'
Vice-chancellors fear that the Bett report may place them in a pay and conditions straitjacket if it recommends a national wages structure as expected. Leaks from the Bett report, due to be published...
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CVCP plans offshoots
Vice-chancellors have agreed a post-devolution structure to represent United Kingdom universities, writes Alan Thomson. The Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals will act as a supra-national...
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Study reveals N. Irish Catch 22
Many of Northern Ireland's brightest young people are forced to leave the province to study because of the government cap on the number of local student places. But researchers who flagged up the...
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Motion on ownership
Natfhe members have passed a motion aimed at ensuring lecturers and not employers "own" the new Institute for Learning and Teaching. The higher education sector conference called upon the...
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Lib Dem calls for 'backbone' in fees stand
A senior Liberal Democrat has told lecturers that Scottish party members could cause a rift unless they vote to abolish tuition fees north of the border. The party's further and higher education...
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Hardline resistance to stop bullying
The government has warned college managers to watch their step as lecturers take a stand on staff victimisation and bullying. Lifelong learning minister George Mudie told delegates at the national...
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Strike action threat over pay
Lecturers' union Natfhe is to consult members immediately on possible industrial action over pay later in the year. Delegates voted to conduct a consultative ballot in the event that the Universities...
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E-journal heralds publishing revolution
The world's largest scientific body, the American Chemical Society, has launched an on-line organic chemistry journal priced at a fraction of the cost of competing journals produced by commercial...
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Electronic Bucks
Buckinghamshire Business School is to offer a three-year BA honours degree in electronic commerce.
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Java on common ground
IBM, Novell, Oracle, Sun Microsystems and the Sun-Netscape Alliance will collaborate on common certification standards for Java developers.
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Sleepless in Slough
Thames Valley University, East Berkshire College and Slough Borough Council have joined with ICL to provide 24-hour IT training to small and medium firms.
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Dons split over single council for Oxford
Oxford University dons have endorsed a modernisation drive with a vote in favour of a new "efficient and streamlined" management structure. But some academics fear the reforms will damage the ancient...
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Researchers waste money by 'failing' to take advice
University researchers are likely to come under fire this month for wasting public money in a report by the public spending watchdog. The National Audit Office is expected to warn that researchers...
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Labour faces EU election 'disaster'
The Labour Party risks electoral disaster in next week's European Parliament elections, signalling trouble for the next general election, according to academics at the London School of Economics....
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Universities urged to put the future first
Universities need to focus on the future instead of just funding if they are to keep in touch with the business world, the National Advisory Committee for Creative and Cultural Education reported...