Orwell's Oxford paper accused of political bias
The Oxford University student newspaper that launched the careers of George Orwell and Graham Greene is fighting to defend its reputation amid allegations of "errors, misjudgements and misdemeanours...
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Relaunch as e-flagship flounders in stormy seas
Funding chiefs have ordered a restructuring of the UK's flagship online university venture because of poor student recruitment and cash problems. The Higher Education Funding Council for England is...
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Cut-price policy bites
Students are being short-changed because the government is trying to meet its higher education expansion target "on the cheap", college heads and lecturers' leaders claimed this week. The Association...
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Buildings and staff morale crumble
Scotland's crumbling campuses face a £430 million repair bill, a report on the strengths of Scottish higher education concludes. Low academic salaries undermining staff morale are also a cause for...
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Natfhe may join AUT strike
Lecturers' union Natfhe this week warned that it may yet join the Association of University Teachers on the picket lines in protest at this year's pay offer by employers, writes Phil Baty. The union'...
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Health cost worries
One in ten students does not go to see a health professional when they need to because they are worried about the likely cost of the visit, according to the biggest-ever survey by the National Union...
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Basic skills concern
Even the brightest A-level pupils may lack the basic numeracy and literacy they need at university, MPs were warned this week. Mike Tomlinson, the former chief inspector of schools, gave evidence to...
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£6.5m bid for archive
The National Library of Scotland is launching a £6.5 million appeal to help it acquire the John Murray publishing house archive, which includes letters, journals and manuscripts from figures such as...
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Policy update
The Conservatives' revamped higher education policy may be ready in time to present to the party's annual conference in Bournemouth in October, it emerged this week. But Chris Grayling, the shadow...
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Kelly elected rector
Dundee University students have elected Lorraine Kelly, the GMTV presenter, as their rector. Ms Kelly will be their representative on the university court for the next three years. She beat David...
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Help is at hand for droop-outs
Long-term study not only affects students' psychological and physical wellbeing but can also affect their sex lives, even leading to impotence in males, according to a German study. Its author,...
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US intervenes to see justice done in Turkey
US secretary of state Colin Powell has intervened in the case of a student allegedly tortured to death by Turkish police more than ten years ago. Mr Powell's intervention has put the case of Birtan...
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Right tries to curb leftwing faculty
A key legislative committee in the US state of Colorado has endorsed a measure giving students the right to file grievances if they believe they have been subjected to a "hostile environment" because...
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Minister tries to head off stampede over top-ups
Australian education minister Brendan Nelson has attacked the Queensland University of Technology for following the lead of the University of Sydney and considering top-up fees. The institution says...
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Scientists force the release of £200m
The French government has released €300 million (£202 million) for research just days before scientists had threatened to resign en masse unless research funds were unfrozen and more posts for young...