MA candidate appeals against 'plagiarism'
Kamran Beg, 26, who was denied his Cambridge University MA following accusations of plagiarism, has won leave in the High Court for a judicial review of Cambridge's disciplinary procedure. Beg, 26,...
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Millett takes teachers back to basics
Some university teacher training departments are far behind the best and risk losing accreditation and funds, Teacher Training Agency chief executive Anthea Millet said this week. Launching a...
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Blackstone calls for research cash boost
BRITAIN should spend more on research and treat it as a long-term investment, says higher education minister Baroness Blackstone, writes Julia Hinde. The minister, who last year felt the wrath of...
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Waiting for Gordon
HIGHER education minister Baroness Blackstone admitted to the House of Commons science and technology committee last week that at times she felt "ashamed" of the equipment in university science...
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Chairs
University of Wales, Cardiff The following former readers have been awarded personal chairs: Michael Bloor, school of social and administrative studies; Kenneth Broadley, Welsh school of pharmacy;...
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Grants
University of Strathclyde. Charities Dr I. Uchegbu, Pounds 49,736 from Wellcome Trust (the development of novel multi-component non-ionic surfactant vesicles (niosomes) for the controlled delivery of...
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Rise and rise of the middle classes
HIGHER education across Europe continues to be dominated by the middle classes, despite general growth in student numbers, a study has found. Low levels of participation in higher education among...
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Eurocrats bicker over shape of Framework5
THE European Parliament is taking legal advice on whether it can force the European Commission to withdraw its modified plans for science research. If the advice, due at the end of this week, says...
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Overseas act cleansed
SWANSEA Institute is to axe all its courses in Malaysia and Indonesia in a move to clean up its overseas operations. The academic board has called for the withdrawal of 18 franchised courses...
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Oxford told to streamline
The North report on Oxford University recommends that it could learn from Cambridge. Harriet Swain and Phil Baty contrast Oxford with its great rival It has taken nearly four years and has been...
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Commercial funds cause fear for integrity
Academic autonomy at Oxbridge is being threatened by the institutions' growing reliance on external and commercial funding, academics have warned. This week, the Campaign for Academic Freedom and...
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Cambridge defies QAA's plans
Cambridge University is taking a stand against the Quality Assurance Agency's plans for a new quality assurance regime. It is now the only institution refusing to take part in a fresh round of audits...
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Thatcher endowment row
Cambridge University looks set to accept a Pounds 2 million endowment from former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher for a new professorship in "enterprise studies" - but not without a row. The...
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Case of the unhappy nursery nursing drop-out
Welfare to what? Phil Baty on what the government's New Deal has to offer to colleges and students. JANE is the first student to enrol at Gateshead College under the New Deal education pathway. She...
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Colleges 'have nothing to fear'
Welfare to what? Phil Baty on what the government's New Deal has to offer to colleges and students. COLLEGES' fears for their future role in the New Deal are misplaced, Andrew Smith, the employment...