Private colleges compete
Private institutions are trying to recruit local students by undercutting university education costs. Robert Taylor, vice-chancellor of the University of Buckingham, said: "The university is...
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Entry by postcode could fall foul of law
Data protection registrar Elizabeth France has warned institutions that basing admissions on student postcodes could fall foul of the Data Protection Act 1998. She told members of the Universities...
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Institute's ventures fuel Commons debate
Higher education needs to put more effort into recruiting the right governors and training them properly, Michael Bichard, permanent secretary of the Department for Education and Employment, said...
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College empires named
Hundreds of colleges are poaching students in turf wars far outside their local catchment areas, despite a government policy urging them to stick to their localities. Figures released for the first...
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Government exam plan wins mixed response from universities
University admissions tutors have given a cautious welcome to government plans to broaden the sixth-form curriculum. But some institutions warn that depth must not be sacrificed to breadth, writes...
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MPs slam college 'oligarchies'
Colleges were attacked as unaccountable "self-perpetuating oligarchies" by an influential committee of backbench MPs this week, as ministers began a fundamental review of lifelong learning, writes...
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RAE can 'corrupt' research
The research assessment exercise is damaging in both practical and philosophical terms, delegates to a conference on the RAE's intellectual consequences argued this week, writes Harriet Swain....
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Wellcome fights for campus
The Wellcome Trust sought for the second time this week to convince government that its plans to double the size of its genome research facility in Cambridgeshire deserve the go-ahead. The trust...
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The search for cover
Behind closed doors and using sealed bids, Wolverhampton University is choosing a new insurer for its Pounds 100million estate. By the start of the new academic yearthe university wants to have...
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How to Assess student groupwork
WHAT Mike Heathfield describes a method of measuring individual effort without losing the benefit of teamwork. WHY Lecturers need to find a fairer way to allocate grades that reflects the different...
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Poppleton's cash call
Poppleton's v-c, Professor Lapping, (Laurie Taylor, THES, March 19) is quoted as saying that, "At 50 pence per minute this (an 0845 number for students to listen to pre-recorded tutorials) represents...
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Assessing anonymous marks
In its campaign for anonymous marking ("Pride and prejudice", THES, March 19), the National Union of Students is using a bludgeon to attack what may be the wrong target and thus perhaps threatening...
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Assessing anonymous marks
Andrew Pakes makes a very confused case for anonymous marking and fails to consider the unfortunate consequences. As evidence of discrimination, he cites high failure rates of Asian students, more...
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Assessing anonymous marks
Andrew Pakes's call for anonymous marking is naive, politically correct claptrap. First, his argument contradicts itself. Pakes starts by stating that he is not attacking lecturers, but goes on to...
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Assessing anonymous marks
Anonymous marking, as an essential part of an equal opportunities policy in universities and colleges, will assist in ensuring the non-discriminatory fair treatment of all students within the...