PM extends tenure of science adviser
Sir David King, the Government's chief scientific adviser, has been given an unprecedented second term in his post, ending months of speculation in the science community, writes Anna Fazackerley. His...
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170,000 judge life on campus
The verdict of six out of ten undergraduates on their experiences at university will form the basis of the first nationwide poll of students' views, funding council chiefs revealed this week. The...
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Fears of debt dampen dream of a degree for children of unemployed
Children whose parents are unemployed are far less likely to aspire to university than those from homes where at least one parent works, a conference will hear next week. Tessa Stone, director of the...
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Rector is upbeat in the face of apathy
Winston Churchill, Gordon Brown and John Cleese have all served as rector in one of Scotland's four ancient universities, lending their considerable talents to fight the corner of students on the...
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UK sees endowments rise
British university endowment funds grew by twice the rate of inflation last year but they are still minnows compared with their US counterparts. Between 2003 and 2004, the value of UK endowments rose...
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Female scientists win top RS honours
Cancer researcher Frances Balkwill almost didn't open the unassuming letter that came in the post last week telling her that she was to be honoured alongside Richard Dawkins, Sir David Attenborough...
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Needle work
Researchers at Southampton University's Complementary Medicine Research Centre and University College London claim to have shown for the first time that acupuncture goes beyond the 'placebo effect'...
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Colleges get more time for fee plans
Further education colleges are to be given extra time to decide whether to charge top-up fees for higher education courses, amid concerns that fees might deter working-class students from enrolling...
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Foundation degrees suffer 55 per cent dropout rates
Dropout rates on the Government's flagship foundation degree courses have reached up to 55 per cent, according to a report by quality watchdogs, writes Phil Baty. In an otherwise positive report,...
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Call to aid care-leavers
The struggle of children in care to progress from school to university - and then complete their degree - was highlighted this week. Academics at the Institute of Education, University of London,...
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Protest at library's water ban
Strathclyde University students are complaining that while the library may meet their thirst for knowledge, it is ignoring their thirst for liquid. The students' association is seeking to overturn a...
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Bologna threat to degree
Spain's multidisciplinary humanities degree programme is threatened with extinction as the country prepares for the Bologna Process. In a shake-up of arts courses, 14 language degrees will be merged...
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Quality control blueprint tops ministers' agenda
Universities' control over quality assurance in the projected European ÌÇÐÄVlog Area tops the agenda for higher education ministers who will this week set the path for the final stage of...
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Lecturer slams students' anti-Israeli outbursts
Italian authorities and politicians have condemned anti-Israeli protests at universities, but one lecturer believes that prejudice is widespread and, as a result, the official response has been muted...
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Yushchenko put to the test by letter accusing Jews of killings
The founder of a private university in Kiev is at the centre of a political scandal after publishing an open letter demanding that Jewish organisations be outlawed and blaming Jews for "genocide"...