Middlesex to 'reap fees benefit before Oxbridge
New universities stand to gain most from top-up fees as older institutions sink much of the extra income they raise into bursaries and scholarships, it was claimed this week. Michael Driscoll, vice-...
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Cash incentive too low
College heads have warned that education maintenance allowances, available from September to 16-year-olds from low-income families, may not be enough to significantly reduce dropout rates. The...
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Chemistry cancelled
The University of Wales Swansea's ruling council has voted to phase out undergraduate teaching of chemistry. Student union leaders claimed that the decision last week would leave more than 50...
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Water test wins award
Birmingham University's medical school has won a Queen's Award for Enterprise for developing an innovative kit to detect chemical contamination in water. The portable battery-operated Eclox system...
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Library clears shelves
An experiment to discover whether print journals can be permanently replaced by online versions is beginning at York University in a bid to resolve a library space crisis. York library staff have...
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Queen's sonic splash
Queen's University Belfast this week opened a £4.5 million sonic-arts research centre. The facility, with a 50-member research team of internationally recognised experts in music, electronic...
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The great debate...
Alan Johnson, higher education minister, will be the main speaker at "The Higher Education Bill as Policy and in Practice", a debate being hosted by The Times Higher and the Policy Studies Institute...
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Mobilise anti-terror expertise, RS says
The government is failing to harness the expertise of many academic scientists who could help in the fight against terrorism, the Royal Society has warned. In a report published this week, the...
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Footprint expert finds thieves' Achilles heel
A footprint expert at Queen Margaret University College in Edinburgh is hot on the heels of criminals with his research into forensic podiatry. William Kerr is one of the few UK specialists who...
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Sector pays tribute to Higgins, champion of access
Tributes were paid this week to Tony Higgins, the first chief executive of the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service and a champion of widening access, who died at the end of last week. Mr...
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Safety breaches put staff 'at risk'
Universities and colleges have been accused of putting staff and students in jeopardy after a series of breaches in health and safety laws. In one case, a radioactive gun went missing presumed "lost...
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Pilot set to rate safety
Universities will soon be expected to publish health and safety performance figures, a leading safety expert predicted this week. Clive Parkinson, director of health and safety at Sussex University...
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UK market worth £10 billion
UK education and training is worth more than £10 billion a year in the global marketplace - putting its export value on a par with the financial services sector, a study has concluded. Higher...
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Scotland welcomes 1,000th networker
The 1,000th member of a Scottish networking scheme for international postgraduates hopes to open doors for Scottish businesses in Latin America as well as boosting his own career prospects. Eduardo...
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Business focus will hit science
British science will suffer as cash-strapped universities chase foreign income by selling professional courses to overseas students who pay full fees, according to a paper published this week by the...