West Scots combat low aspirations
Universities in the west of Scotland this week launched a major project to combat low aspirations and underachievement in local schools. Goals (greater opportunity of access and learning with schools...
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National chemistry services get revamp
* National chemistry services for researchers are to be revamped following a usage review of the 12 facilities supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. The chemical...
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Proof that babies really don't miss a trick
Babies learn to recognise their mother tongue in the womb, can distinguish a foreign language within days of being born and are interested in magic tricks at a very young age, new research has shown...
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Students splash out on chat
A typical first-year student living in a hall of residence will spend more than Pounds 5,200 a year on living expenses, according to a new book on student finance. Renting a room in halls during term...
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Crisis is a lift to gas alternative
The fuel crisis could prove an unexpected boost for scientists working on innovative technologies to rival the internal combustion engine. Efforts to develop fuel cells that generate electrical power...
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Fuel crisis
* Staff unable to make it to work because of the fuel crisis were threatened with the loss of annual leave this week, write Claire Sanders and Tony Tysome. Staff at St Martin's College in Ambleside,...
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CVCP impasse may mean split in sector
Britain's higher education sector faces major structural upheaval and possible fracture as vice-chancellors concede that a single funding solution for all institutions may be impossible. The...
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Change of heart will make colleges more wary
Further education was thrown into confusion this week as the government appeared to pledge full funding for growth and then changed its mind. The Association of Colleges said it had been told by...
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Cambridge in chaos as Capsa fails to add up
Cambridge University could soon "grind to a halt" because of major problems with its new Pounds 8 million accounts system, according to angry staff. Accounts managers are warning of a "grave risk" to...
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Building sights
(Photograph) - Building sights: Rick Trainor, the new vice-chancellor of the University of Greenwich, in the restored Queen Mary Court. The site, designed by Sir Christopher Wren, will be home to law...
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Public purse bears burden of dealing with failing colleges
The costs of government and funding council policies on dealing with "failing" further education colleges are "huge and indefensible", researchers have concluded in a report. The Further Education...
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UK to get boost for tissue research
Research in tissue engineering at Manchester and Liverpool universities is getting Pounds 9.7 million in a bid to keep the United Kingdom at the forefront of technology that could revolutionise...
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UfI to 'open for business' despite concern over shortcomings
The University for Industry is set to launch its learndirect e-learning network before it is ready, college heads have warned. UfI chiefs announced this week that the network would be "open for...
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Woodhead warns on expansion
Chief inspector Chris Woodhead has questioned the wisdom of expanding further and higher education and has called for degree courses to be made "more demanding". The outspoken head of inspection...
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Funding incentive to generate new foundation degree places
Collaborative bids that widen access to higher education will win the extra student places and funds available for 2001, funding chiefs announced this week. However, they acknowledged that only a...