Judith Collins has made history as the first British Sign Language user to be elected to a university senate Durham University British Sign Language teaching fellow Judith Collins is believed to be...
* Sandy Anderson , chair of the European Process Industries Competitive Centre, is to chair the University of Teesside's governing body. * Young Dawkins , currently president and chief executive...
Economics students say their studies are suffering because they cannot understand overseas lecturers and tutors whose first language is not English. The concerns have emerged in the 2004 national...
For political bedfellows Tony Blair and Neil Kinnock it will have been an uncomfortable conversation. But for universities, this week's discussion between the Prime Minister and the British Council...
English universities could face hefty financial penalties if they over-recruit students rushing to avoid paying top-up fees, funding chiefs warned this week. The Higher Education Funding Council for...
One in three UK higher education institutions has a partnership "of some kind" to deliver UK degrees in China, quality watchdogs report. But inspectors are so concerned over the rush to exploit the...
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Scientists who wish to leave the laboratory for the corridors of power should start brushing up their CVs because four of the biggest political jobs in science may soon be up for grabs. Lord May of...
The Prime Minister arrived at Imperial College London this week to trumpet a "record investment for science", but the response from the science community was lukewarm, writes Anna Fazackerley. With...
Performance-related pay could destroy the cherished traditions of academic life at Oxford University's colleges, union officials fear. Local activists at Oxford believe the introduction of modern...
The Government stood accused of abandoning its commitment to lifelong learning for National Health Service staff this week as a strategy for the body to replace the NHS University was leaked amid...
The United Nations this week voted in favour of a declaration urging all governments to ban human cloning, including the cloning of human embryos for stem-cell research. The UK Government voted...
The first auditions for FameLab , science's answer to Pop Idol , will be held in Manchester on Saturday. Those taking part in the competition to find the new face of science communication will have...
Universities in the West of England have formed a consortium to help business and industry access academic expertise. Knowledge West will provide a gateway for companies to access the universities of...
A centre for graduate research in religious dissent was launched this week to promote the use of a unique collection of Puritan, Protestant nonconformist and dissenting books and manuscripts housed...