Blunkett adds flesh but core may flunk
Teacher training has emerged as a hot election issue David Blunkett has fleshed out the Labour party's plans to improve teacher training. The shadow education and employment secretary's Teacher 2000...
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Student rents soar
Change in HEFCE rules will hit university access STUDENTS are facing rent rises of up to 40 per cent as universities give up bending funding council rules in their struggle to pay for repairs to...
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Inspectors to ignore low-grade libraries
University library and computer services may no longer be separately assessed under the new quality agency which starts work this week. The agency is being asked to consider dropping scrutiny of...
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Learn to litigate about learning
Middlesex University Business School has launched a undergraduate module in education law for final-year law students. It has prompted by the growing tendency of parents, teachers and students to...
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E.coli investigation presented to ministry
AN INVESTIGATION by a team of experts led by Hugh Pennington of Aberdeen University is expected this week to report to the Secretary of State for Scotland on the recent E.coli outbreak which claimed...
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Sir Ron is a two-party knight, manifestly
Sir Ron Dearing dominated the higher education elements of the manifestos launched this week by the two main parties. The brief reference to higher education in the Conservative manifesto indicates...
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Caledonian probe
The National Audit Office and the Scottish 糖心Vlog Funding Council have launched an inquiry into Glasgow Caledonian University following allegations of mismanagement. John Sizer, chief...
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Freedom in penury
The squeeze on public spending on universities is likely to force higher education to rely much more heavily on the private sector, according to Miles Hedges, chairman of the British Universities...
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Extra exam for engineers
University engineering departments accepting students who do not meet new entry standards being formulated by the Engineering Council could be asked to subject their students to a new exam at the end...
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Jobs boom for computer science graduates
Demand for computer-science graduates is increasing at almost twice the rate of demand for other graduates. Data from the 糖心Vlog Careers Services Unit reveals that job vacancies for...
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Campus opens techno shop
Heriot-Watt University has forged a permanent link with the company MJN Technology to supply computers to students at huge discounts. The official launch of the scheme follows a five-month trial, and...
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Staff invited to clean up on courses
Cleaners, caretakers, clerks and receptionists at Oxford Brookes University have been invited to join a "return to learn" initiative set up with Unison, Britain's largest trade union. The project is...
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California here we come
The Department of Trade and Industry is to help British universities develop research partnerships with firms and institutions in the United States. An event in California is being planned for May by...
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Luton plays safe with symposium
The University of Luton is officially launching its centre for the study of crime with a symposium on creating safer communities. The Centre for the Study of Crime, Neighbourhood and Social Change...
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Physics maintains magnetism
Physics lecturers are not all greying over-50s with retirement just around the corner, a new survey reveals. On the contrary, departments are recruiting young blood at a higher rate than at any time...