Fees to deter English could squeeze Scots
Scottish students could end up being charged variable premium-rate fees for courses because of a "sledgehammer" attempt to stop English medical undergraduates flooding north of the border to escape...
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Funding boost 'is not enough'
The Government this week announced that £7.5 million in matching funds would be available to help universities establish financial endowments. But it was accused of not doing enough to stimulate...
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'AS universities expand, the pressure on support staff is enormous'
Hugh Lewsley is the senior Transport and General Workers' Union shop steward at Queen's University, Belfast. He has been there for eight years and manages a security team. He said he has...
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It's a cruel yule for manual workers
Christmas is no fun for cleaners. "Our members face an extra workload at this time of year, especially the staff who have to clean up after office parties," said Chris Kaufman, national secretary of...
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Lecturer with a sideline in one-liners
For a stand-up comedian, Kevin McCarron is not that funny. At least, not in this interview and he claims his classes are not a flurry of jokes either. But he and his classes are engaging: something...
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How boom turned to gloom
New blood sought as a generation prepares to retire. Chris Johnston reports Mass recruitment of a new generation of social scientists is needed to replace academics who started their careers in the...
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'I know people doing supply teaching who make more money than I do'
Jairo Lugo, 36, is a postgraduate student and lecturer in journalism at Stirling University. He is a Venezuelan who worked as a journalist for 15 years in South America before making the switch to...
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Boning up on biology pays off
Durham University student Alexa Bone has lived up to her name by winning one of the UK's most prestigious prizes for young biologists. Ms Bone achieved a 98 per cent average in her A-level biology...
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Natfhe threatens to ditch pay talks
The festive spirit was tested this week after lecturers' union Natfhe threatened to pull out of negotiations with employers on the implementation of the national pay framework hammered out in April....
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New VAT refund rule could hit hard
Universities could be stung for dramatically higher bills for VAT following a decision by the Government to introduce a uniform method of calculating refunds on VAT. The move could cost some...
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History gives us combat and cuisine for the festive season
Women suffering stress over the Christmas dinner and men fighting with one another is nothing new during the festive season in Scotland, a Dundee University professor has revealed. Callum Brown,...
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N. Ireland hopes for £5m in rates rejig
A rates revamp could save Northern Ireland's two universities more than Pounds 5 million a year, it has emerged. Queen's University Belfast and Ulster University are exempt from the local rates...
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Liverpool v-c takes on UUK presidency
Drummond Bone, vice-chancellor of Liverpool University, has been appointed president of Universities UK. He will replace Ivor Crewe, who is vice-chancellor of Essex University, on August 1. Professor...
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Serbs get ready for Bologna
A law that aims to bring higher education in Serbia closer to European norms is scheduled to come before the Serbian Parliament early next year. The reforms are critical to Serbia's inclusion in the...
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Row as v-c pay beats premier's
South African universities are under fire for paying some of their vice-chancellors more than President Thabo Mbeki, especially as those who are paid the most head smaller institutions that are...