Bukavu
Rwandan troops occupying a province in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo shot and killed four students protesting against the arrest of lecturers who argued that Rwandan...
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Agony aunt
Term is starting and a new tutor group is about to walk through the door. How can I strike up a fruitful working relationship with my students and yet keep my distance? Martin Greenhow Senior tutor...
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How to Get a good starton the PhD path
WHAT An early emphasis on work that develops writing and research skills greatly benefits PhD students, says Moira Peelo WHY Students and their PhD supervisors often waste the early months of their...
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Quad squad
(Photograph) - Quad squad: Jim Craig, a theological student training to be an Anglican priest at Cranmer Hall, Durham, has swapped the quad for a quad bike while on placement at a north Yorkshire...
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Pilot programme
(Photograph) - Student Pierre Le-Clech examines equipment in Cranfield University's new pilot plant hall. Cranfield has its own sewage system for research. Photograph: Joel Chant.
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Party dependence
Get ready for a heavy session at the Labour Party conference in Brighton next month. Centre-left think-tank the Institute for Public Policy Research has issued a handy list of useful phone numbers....
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Pounds 151m incentive to recruit poor
Universities and students are to get an extra Pounds 131 million on top of the Pounds 20 million announced earlier this year to help widen access for young people from poorer backgrounds. The money...
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CVCP joint initiative
* The CVCP announced a new joint initiative linking universities, colleges and schools in a bid to raise young people's interest in and access to higher education. New Opportunities for All is a...
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Warwick axes jobs after Rover withdrawal
Warwick University's prestigious manufacturing group is facing up to 20 job losses, including a possible eight compulsory redundancies, following withdrawal of funding from Rover. The redundancies...
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Essex merges with East 15 drama school
East 15 Acting School in Loughton, Essex, has merged with Essex University, following agreement from the ÌÇÐÄVlog Funding Council for England to provide 130 undergraduate places. The...
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Queen's degree bridges denomination divide
Catholics and Protestants are joining forces to teach a degree in theology structured to suit all denominations at Queen's University, Belfast. Degree and certificate courses are planned to start...
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Blair boosts study for disadvantaged
Some 600 online centres in disadvantaged communities were this week announced by prime minister Tony Blair. The centres will allow people to access online courses when learndirect is launched this...
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Student support will remain with LEAs
A review of student support by the Department of Education and Employment has rejected recommendations from the Dearing Committee to set up a single student support agency. The present system will...
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NUS tells parties to state positions on fees
The National Union of Students this week called on the Conservative Party to clarify its position on fees, following the unveiling of the party's radical plans to privatise higher education...
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UK biotechnology holds lead but fails to promote
Britain's biotechnology industry is retaining its lead in Europe in terms of revenue and research and development expenditure. But a report from the UK Office of Health Economics and the German...