Secret ‘at-risk’ list set to grow, MP claims
Up to 30 institutions face ‘significant deficits’ next year, Tory states in Commons debate. Melanie Newman reports
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Let us create a British Ivy League, says former government adviser
Sir Cyril Taylor calls for more private provision and an end to the cap on student numbers and fees. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Prime Minister promises more university places
The Prime Minister has promised “further increases” in university places this year.During a grilling by MPs on the House of Commons Liaison Committee this morning, Gordon Brown said that the...
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Salford/Cambridge/Goldsmiths/Lancaster - Media monument
A consortium of universities has won £2.7 million to help turn the UK's first purpose-built media community into a "living laboratory". MediaCity in Manchester is set to become home to 2,500 BBC...
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London South Bank University - Earlier the better
Students who apply to university earlier in the year make better choices when it comes to institutions and courses, according to research by London South Bank University. Of 502 students who applied...
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University of Brighton - Goal is peace
Sir Bobby Charlton, the Manchester United and England football legend, has joined the University of Brighton on a visit to Israel to train young Jewish and Arab footballers. The university's Football...
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University of Essex - Question time
Does it pay to be nice? Why do girls do better than boys at school? Does the fact that your parents smoked mean that you will? These were among the tough questions faced by academics attending the...
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Anglia Ruskin University - Triumph for strange new worlds
A social work lecturer has won a national prize for The Turing Test - his collection of short stories that feature robots, alien planets and genetic manipulation. Chris Beckett, a science fiction...
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University of Aberdeen - Logic, we have a problem
At the University of Aberdeen last week, Ken Skeldon did his best to debunk the conspiracy theories surrounding the Nasa Moon landings. Questions such as why did the flags planted on the lunar...
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Leeds Trinity and All Saints - Degrees of independence
Degree-awarding powers have been awarded to a higher education institution in Leeds. Currently, the University of Leeds awards degrees to graduates of Leeds Trinity and All Saints. However, after an...
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University of Lincoln - Engineering a partnership
A new School of Engineering is to be created at the University of Lincoln. The Centre of Excellence, which is supported by a £4.3m grant from the Higher Education Funding Council for England, will be...
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University of Central Lancashire - Save your energy
A university has signed a £1 million three-year partnership with BAE Systems to conduct research into energy management. The University of Central Lancashire will help the defence giant manage its...
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University of York - Winds of change
The University of York is consulting on whether it should build two wind turbines as part of the new extension to its main campus. Elizabeth Heaps, the university's pro vice-chancellor for estates,...
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University College London - Sound and vision
A neuroscience laboratory has developed the first audio-based game for the iPhone. Called Bing Bong, it encourages players to use their brains differently by "hearing" the visual world. Developed by...
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Imperial College London - Greenhouse effect
London scientists are now able to carry out large-scale plant experiments in an urban location for the first time, thanks to a £1 million rooftop greenhouse that has been opened on top of a five-...