Colleges accused of 'improper' land sales
Colleges are receiving improper cash windfalls by selling off inherited land earmarked for educational use, according to a campaign by Tameside Borough Council. The council is campaigning for...
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Further Education Funding Council
The Further Education Funding Council has issued guidance to curb the abuse of public money in private college companies and overseas operations. It said colleges should adopt a Public Accounts...
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Colleges face crackdown on fraud
Ministers have promised "very aggressive action" against fraud and malpractice in colleges with a raft of anti-sleaze measures that threaten college autonomy, writes Phil Baty. The measures, which...
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Tutors sit on mental health frontline
More than a third of personal tutors have recently dealt with student mental health problems, a Hull University survey has revealed. But some staff feel uncertain and anxious about tackling such...
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Pounds 169,000 handshake
'How is it that someone who has made this kind of financial mess can walk away with a golden handshake, with money we haven't got?' The early retirement of principal Jenny Shackleton has cost Wirral...
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Call for inquiry into Gwent principal's pay-off
The anger at Wirral comes as MPs urge a government inquiry into the pay-off and lucrative new job of Sue Parker, the former principal of Gwent Tertiary College, another college in trouble. A report...
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Governors attempt to claw back money
Governors at Halton College are seeking legal advice regarding the recovery of cash from former principal Martin Jenkins and his deputy, Jenny Dolphin. Mr Jenkins, the highest-paid college principal...
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Scapegoat vindicated
When Kate Schroder blew the whistle on a widespread qualifications fraud at the training provider Sight and Sound Education in 1996, the firm took what it celebrated as "swift action". It held its...
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20:20 physics vision
Physics departments must have more than 20 staff to prosper, the University of Wales, Cardiff, has concluded. Its physics department is raising staff numbers from 20 to 25 by establishing an...
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'Devolution will affect how science is done'
The Welsh Assembly could take the lead in attracting top scientists to Wales by financing personal university chairs, says Plaid Cymru, the Welsh nationalist party. The Conservatives in Wales want to...
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Bravehearts, high hopes
Scottish and Welsh higher and further education are staking claims with their new political masters. Olga Wojtas and Jennifer Currie survey the ground. Scottish further and higher education...
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Head to head on the hustings
Take a snarling audience, add politicians and stir it up with a chairman who half-jokingly compares himself to Jerry Springer, and you have a recipe for a US chatshow. Although the accents were...
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'We have an active role to play'
Higher education may not come under the Welsh Assembly's remit, but institutions are regarding its advent with a mix of optimism and worry. "It will be an opportunity and a challenge," said Adrian...
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'If we do not make our mark now...'
Joan Stringer, principal of Queen Margaret University College and vice-convenor of the Committee of Scottish 糖心Vlog Principals, served on the constitutional steering group on the Scottish...
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Glittering prizes
Robert Hawley, chairman of the Engineering Council, has been awarded the Order of Diplomatic Merit, Kwang-ha Medal (First Degree) by the Republic of Korea for his promotion of friendly ties between...