Price of policy put at £230m
The government and the higher education sector could save tens of millions in administration costs by scrapping the dual-support system that funds university research, according to a report. An...
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Influential teaching technique rubbished
One of the most influential trends in university teaching has been rubbished as "intellectually bankrupt" and damaging to students in a study for the Learning and Skills Development Agency. The...
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Medics' debt rises to £17,000
The average fifth-year medical student is more than £17,000 in debt, according to the British Medical Association's annual survey of student finance. This is only slightly less than the basic annual...
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HE 'not ready' for laws on equality
Universities could face a "flood" of claims under legislation that outlaws discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation or religious belief because they are not prepared. Kate Heasman,...
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Presbyterian pursues discrimination case
A Liverpool University academic is bringing a case of religious discrimination against an Irish university that rejected his application for a chair of sociology. The Irish Equality Authority is...
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Staff '£50K worse off'
Key university staff will be almost £50,000 worse off as their pay is eroded under the deal offered by employers, the Association of University Teachers said this week. The union has calculated that...
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Pensions drop £6 billion
University pension-scheme members have been told that their fund has lost £30,000 per member since 2000, a total loss of £6 billion. Peter Moon, chief investment officer at the Universities'...
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Award-winning insight
A THES profile of transplant pioneer Sir Roy Calne, published in April, has won journalist Karen Gold first prize in the Medical Journalism Awards 2003. The judges praised "a delightfully written and...
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AUT criticises Keele
Union leaders have condemned the latest plans from Keele University to separate the management and funding of its teaching and research. The Association of University Teachers warned that nothing in...
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Student satisfaction
The largest ever student satisfaction survey has found that 94 per cent of those in further education are satisfied with their learning experience. The Learning and Skills Council survey of 4 million...
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Research lost in fire
Years of pioneering research into sporting performance has been lost in a blaze causing millions of pounds worth of damage at Strathclyde University. More than 100 firefighters battled the fire,...
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Erasmus cash agreed
A compromise has ended months of wrangling over the budget for the European Union new Erasmus Mundus programme. EU education ministers this week backed a compromise €230 million (£160 million) upper...
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Archaeologists told to stop having a dig at TV
Archaeologists should stop moaning about TV's fascination with archaeology and enjoy the golden age of televised digs and historic reconstructions, a study has concluded, writes Steve Farrar. Despite...
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V-cs back 'university title' plans but doubts remain
Vice-chancellors have backed calls to abandon the requirement that organisations have at least 4,000 students and a broad spread of subjects before they can qualify for the title "university",...
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Melville calls for a single watchdog
A single giant standards agency should be created through a merger between the Quality Assurance Agency and the government's schools exam watchdog, the chairman of the University Vocational Awards...