Lampeter on notice over management
Quality chiefs have ordered "essential" reforms to improve managers' oversight of standards at the University of Wales Lampeter, writes Melanie Newman . The Quality Assurance Agency found during an...
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Match funding sparks furore
Universities are at loggerheads over how £200 million promised to the sector to encourage private philanthropic giving should be carved up by the Government, writes Zoe Corbyn . The Government...
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Diploma plan criticised
The Government's planned new diplomas will "suffer in the shadow of A levels" unless all qualifications for 14-19 year-olds are brought within a single framework, a report warns this week. Academics...
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Plea on loans sell-off
University heads have called for the Government to invest money from the sale of the student loans book in higher education. This week, the Government Bill that will lead to the start of a programme...
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Spending Review claim
The chief executive of the Science and Technology Facilities Council has said the results of the Government's Comprehensive Spending Review will leave the research council's existing programmes in...
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MPs slam overruns
MPs have criticised research councils over the reliability of their costings for large science facilities. "It is alarming that the running costs of two of the six most advanced projects are likely...
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Swansea name change
Swansea Institute of Higher Education has applied to the Privy Council to change its name to Swansea Metropolitan University. The move is a result of changes to the constitution of the federal...
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Academics fret as admin staff depart
Hundreds of voluntary redundancies set to hit Manchester University will mostly be among administrative staff, prompting fears from academics that the university will struggle to operate effectively...
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Beacons for Public Engagement target the iPod generation
"It is about tapping into experience and ideas outside university," explains Tom Wakeford, the director of public engagement at Newcastle University, of the idea behind the "iknow" project. The...
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Research: society has right to say 'no'
Science Minister calls for development of a consensus on ethically sensitive areas. Zoe Corbyn reports. There are likely to be areas in the future that academics will have to accept are off limits...
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NERC opens up funding allocation
Academics in universities will be able to compete for an extra £20 million a year in grants for environmental research under funding reforms by the Natural Environment Research Council, writes Zoe...
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York withdraws PhD
York University has withdrawn a PhD from a senior academic at Durham University after an investigation into plagiarism. Tony Antoniou stepped down as dean of Durham's Business School when the...
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Exeter boosts science
Exeter University is investing £13.5 million and creating about 50 new research posts over four years as part of its new science strategy. It is also aiming to bring in an extra £60 million to £70...
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Postgrad career study
The Higher Education Careers Service Unit has confirmed that it is working on a joint project with the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to examine the changing profile of...
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Aston defends logo
Aston University has spent £65,000 on a new logo - an orange triangle. A university spokesman defended the cost - criticised by some staff - to the Birmingham Post : "A project of this nature is a...