Budget boosts funding for universities' R&D
Universities will benefit from a raft of measures announced in chancellor Gordon Brown's budget designed to boost research, innovation and the knowledge economy, writes Alan Thomson. With a £23...
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Europe focuses research
The European Commission has put forward its blueprint for the future of scientific research, concentrating much of its £11.2 billion budget on seven priority fields. Framework 6's emphasis on a...
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Lecturers lured to schools
Hard-up academics are being lured from the lecture hall to the classroom to help schools cope with teacher shortages. Teacher supply agency Teaching Personnel said that with an estimated 10,000...
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Stirling confronts mistrust of politics
Stirling University academics have urged the Scottish Parliament to set up a register of lobbyists to help allay public mistrust of the parliamentary process. Philip Schlesinger, director of the...
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Pay talks may stall in union stand-off
Pay negotiations between university staff leaders and employers could be derailed by in-fighting among trade unions. Progress is being hampered by a stand-off between the Association of University...
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Postgrads work harder to meet financial demands
Aston University researchers have raised concerns about the number of hours doctoral students are working. Academics on the university's research committee are worried that postgraduates are taking...
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Report set to blame TQA for dropout rise
Higher education quality assessments may be compounding university dropout problems, a report is expected to say. The education select committee's second report on higher education is expected to...
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Late PhD penalties criticised
Parents and students have attacked the practice of charging thousands of pounds to postgraduates who fail to complete their PhDs on time, writes Alison Goddard. Students who have completed three...
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City to boost pay to lure the best
The new dean of City University's business school plans to increase pay offers to academics in a bid to attract quality staff. David Currie said: "We will have to enhance the remuneration package we...
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Sector urged to invest morally
British universities should have an ethical dimension to their teaching policies, a conference heard this week. Universities and colleges make up to £300 million a year from countries with a gross...
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Colleges protect livestock in crisis
The foot and mouth disease crisis has brought disruption to universities and colleges across the United Kingdom. Some research programmes may be put back by six months or more as institutions take...
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Refugees get student digs
Private landlords in Hull are renting out former student houses to asylum seekers thanks to lucrative government contracts, leaving students scrabbling for the few remaining properties. Parents are...
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Framework for health research welcomed
The government has announced a new governance framework for health and social care research. Last year, an inquiry led by Rod Griffiths, director of public health in the West Midlands, into the...
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Welsh told to combine forces
Welsh higher education should move towards a more formal federal structure with greater central control, ministers have said. There should be more formal alliances between teaching and research-led...
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Files replace degree classes
Progress files will begin to replace traditional degree classifications from the coming academic year despite widespread concerns about resources, bureaucracy, demand and privacy. Guidance published...