UK-US e-learning deal
A £6 million deal to develop online learning and teaching was signed this week by the Joint Information Systems Committee and the US National Science Foundation. The five-year programme will pool the...
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Cash for energy plans
The University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology and Edinburgh and Dundee universities have been given more than £2 million from the government's community energy scheme. The scheme,...
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Explain it all to the public? Labsolutely
Chemistry students learn theory diligently, but conveying what a chemist does is a different skill. Nigel Lowe and John Garratt conducted an experiment to broaden minds There are more research...
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FE buildings 'unfit'
More than 40 per cent of buildings in Welsh further education colleges are not fit for their current use, according to a report from the auditor general for Wales. Bringing the estate up to scratch...
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£2m for climate study
A £2 million initiative designed to give new direction to climate-change research was announced this week. The programme, which is funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council,...
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Plaudits for Edinburgh
Skill Scotland, the advisory body for students with disabilities, has praised Edinburgh University's proposed admissions shake-up that will consider whether applicants have disabilities.
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£5.5bn buys single-track universities
Stark new divisions emerged today between teaching and research-led universities as England's higher education budgets were set for 2003-04. A £5.5 billion allocation represents a 6 per cent rise...
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St Hilda's edges towards co-ed future
The last remaining women's college at Oxford University looks poised to admit men as resistance to change wanes. Undergraduates at St Hilda's College voted last week to retain the status quo - but...
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In the news: Marc Abrahams
His bank manager might not see the similarities, but in many ways, Marc Abrahams' life has mirrored that of Bill Gates. Both studied mathematics at Harvard University in the mid-1970s and both went...
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Appointments
James Humphreys , head of corporate communications at 10 Downing Street, has been appointed director of a masters course in politics at Kingston University, teaching political communication...
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White paper used 20-year-old study
Evidence cited in the higher education white paper is more than 20 years out of date and presents a misleading picture of the relationship between research and teaching excellence, an expert said...
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OFT warns against price-fixing
Universities that discuss common fee levels could be in breach of the 1998 Competition Act, the Office of Fair Trading warned this week. "If universities are discussing common fee levels, that is...
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Student ghettos bad for city
Councillors are seeking legal powers to break up student ghettos in Nottingham after a study found they are causing social and economic problems, writes Phil Baty. A six-month study commissioned by...
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Newby lays into fees limit
Three out of four universities look set to charge the full £3,000 a year top-up fee from 2006, scuppering the government's plans to create a market in higher education, says Sir Howard Newby, chief...
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Teaching: on the front line
What is your experience of teaching? Pat Leon asks teachers how they manage Name: Eryl Price-Davies Age:43 Job: Principal lecturer in radio and media, Thames Valley University. Salary: Not enough....