Welsh council hurt by 'irregular' deals
Mismanagement by the National Council for Education and Training Wales has caused "significant damage" to its reputation and that of the Welsh National Assembly, a report from the assembly's audit...
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NI finance blunder exposed
Student loans in Northern Ireland were financed by England's Department for Education and Skills, an Audit Office report says. The mistake happened because the Student Loans Company registered...
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£23m loan to secure grant
Imperial College London has borrowed £23 million from the European Investment Bank in order to bring in three times as much in government cash. The college had secured funding from the Science...
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War will prompt rethink of theory
The war in Iraq is likely to transform scholarly thinking on politics for years to come, academics said this week. Popular theories in the areas of international relations, international security and...
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Institute unveils its blueprint for future
The Cambridge MIT Institute has launched a new strategy, halfway into its initial five-year lifespan. This week's statement follows a mid-term review carried out by new executive directors Michael...
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Shock at TV verdict
Staff at the Welsh further education college where Who Wants to Be a Millionaire cheat Tecwen Whittock is head of business studies expressed shock at his conviction for attempting to defraud the TV...
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IT skills and links between industry and universities vital, says Clarke
The government's commitment to a fundamental shift in the relationship between higher education and business was reinforced at a skills launch on Tuesday. Charles Clarke, secretary of state for...
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Higher-class degrees
More and more students are getting good degrees, according to figures released this week by the ÌÇÐÄVlog Statistics Agency. Some 58 per cent obtained first or upper second-class honours in...
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Call for fee equality
Students from poor families should pay the same tuition fees as those from rich families, the Parliamentary Universities Group heard this week. Steven Schwartz, vice-chancellor of Brunel University,...
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Sheffield mumps scare
Ten Sheffield students have been taken to hospital and 90 others immunised with the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine after an outbreak of mumps in the city. GPs in Sheffield have reported a huge...
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Cash crunch hits 'voice of biology'
The new UK Biosciences Federation is struggling to find sufficient money to support its long-term aim of becoming the definitive voice for biology. The federation, which is not due to launch...
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Why I believe the Millionaire trial is more disturbing than The Truman Show
A college lecturer was one of three people convicted this week for deception in the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? trial. A jury concluded that Tecwen Whittock's strategic coughing during the...
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Say 'no' to Iraqi loot
Any attempt to relax the laws on the trade of artefacts must be resisted, says Colin Renfrew. Iraq is one of the most archaeologically significant countries in the world. The earliest urban...
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A bespoke tailor of talents
Careers services are adapting to new challenges, but graduates and employers must be realistic, says Simon Hamm. Graduate recruitment is a game of trial and error. The anarchical system we operate in...
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'Toothless' Offa stokes fees revolt
The government faced renewed opposition to forthcoming top-up fee legislation this week after failing to appease Labour Party opponents with details of a university access regulator, described as...