Women to get a fair crack at building
A project to increase women's involvement in the building industry by overcoming its macho image was celebrated at Sheffield Hallam University this week. The project, set up with European backing,...
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Bristol 'proud' of state pupil surge
Bristol University this week hit back at complaints that it was discriminating against private-school students, saying it was "proud" of the controversial access drive that has seen its state-school...
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'I'll defend Oxford on access'- Bingham
Lord Bingham stole a march on his two principal rivals for the job of Oxford chancellor this week with an early endorsement of the university's record on access. Four names will appear on next month'...
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£700m squandered yearly on admin, analysts reveal
Universities and higher education colleges may be wasting up to £700 million a year on administration, business analysts have estimated. The interim findings of a three-year study indicate that this...
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MPs attack 'selfish' student union leaders for opposing loan rate rise
MPs have accused student union leaders of being "selfish and greedy" for refusing to back an interest rate rise on student loans, writes Tony Tysome. Members of the Commons education select committee...
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Next week
Funding allocations What your university will get next year Lyrical lunch Did Wordsworth invent the picnic? Plus: The phantom traffic jam and other mysteries - science and city centre congestion Gods...
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Gender study wins prize
Queen's University, Belfast, this week became the first winner of the national Athena awards for its pioneering work to encourage women in science, engineering and technology. Dame Marjorie Scardino...
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Trust partners research
The Wellcome Trust is to pour up to £3 million into UK stem-cell research over the next five years in partnership with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The money will go towards the...
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Industry steps on board
Birmingham and Southampton universities are to lead a £7 million research collaboration on railways. Rail Research UK will involve 12 research groups from seven universities, working with industry,...
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Job shops look abroad
Overseas students are a growing clientele for university job shops, which aim to help students gain useful experience while earning cash, said the National Association of Student Employment Staff,...
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Pupils urged to aim high
An extra £130 million to encourage school pupils to consider university was announced by higher education minister Margaret Hodge this week as part of the AimHigher programme. The existing 91...
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EU ponders patent law
The single European patent law will be finalised before the end of the Greek presidency of the European Union. EU general secretary for research and development Dimitris Deniozos said agreement would...
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NI rise to cost £85m
The 1 per cent rise in national insurance contributions will increase the cost to tertiary education institutions in England by £85 million next year. In a Commons written answer, education secretary...
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Correction
A THES report (February 14) on the forthcoming election for the presidency of the National Union of Students incorrectly stated that one of the candidates, Omar Bachache, was on the steering...
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There's cash for fair pay rise, says AUT
Lecturers' leaders claimed this week that universities have been allocated enough money for a 24 per cent increase in their staffing budget over the next three years. This is a direct rebuttal of the...