AUT call for debt probe
The impact of graduate debt on recruitment to academia must be examined urgently, says the Association of University Teachers. Charles Clarke, education secretary, this week announced a review of the...
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Youth drool at cool
Tony Blair should perhaps have recruited David Beckham, Brad Pitt and Justin Timberlake to sell the idea of top-up fees to students, if a survey by Leicester University psychologists is anything to...
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Treasury to cover cost of student support reforms
The Treasury will pay for many of the reforms to student support proposed by the government, leaving universities £1 billion better off as a result of the changes. During the second reading of the...
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Next week
WHERE TO NOW? The electoral costs of top-up fees and the next steps in the battle of the bill Also Human origins: A review of The Neanderthal's Necklace and Out of Eden Books focus Computing;...
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New ILAs for Scotland
The Student Awards Agency for Scotland and Scottish University for Industry are to run the new individual learning account scheme north of the border. It will replace the scheme that was withdrawn...
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Chinese partner for UCE
The University of Central England has entered into a partnership with Beijing Jiotang University. Chinese students will spend half of their four-year course in Birmingham, graduating with a UCE...
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Queries for clone claims
The Royal Society has contributed to the controversy over whether the media should cover human cloning stories by publishing a checklist of tips for the public and the media. It contains ten key...
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Abertay checks in
An enterprising graduate of the University of Abertay Dundee has designed and registered a tartan for the university, which he plans to use for a range of merchandise. Aaron McCauley, 24, presented...
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Merger to shift focus
The merger of Manchester University and the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology will produce a "fundamentally different" institution focusing on interdisciplinary research...
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NHS deal set to ban fees for nursing
Universities will be prohibited from charging tuition fees for nursing and other health courses under new contracts being hammered out with the Department of Health. This will set them apart from all...
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Hefce reversal to benefit 4-rated departments
The ÌÇÐÄVlog Funding Council for England has awarded more money to 4-rated research departments and revised its approach to rewarding efforts to widen participation. In 2004-05, Hefce will...
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BMA warns of research-mad medical schools
The British Medical Association has warned that medical schools' obsession with research is damaging teaching and is leading to serious staff shortages, writes Claire Sanders. A meeting of the BMA's...
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Graduate pay is on the up
Graduates should find it easier to get degree-level jobs this year, with most enjoying salaries of more than £20,000 and some earning as much as Pounds 35,000 in their first year, a survey has found...
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Research policy put on back burner
The way the UK's publicly funded scientific research establishments are run could hinder the implementation of government policies such as the public understanding of science, according to a study....
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Science up in arms over 'unworkable' tissue bill
Leading scientists are calling for changes to the new human tissues bill, which outlaws research using any human tissue, including urine and blood samples, without explicit prior consent. The bill,...