UK innovators outclass US
Income from new inventions and business collaborations is soaring in UK universities, a survey has shown. The third annual survey of higher education business links, carried out by the Higher...
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British charges are highest in Commonwealth
UK universities charge international students the highest fees in the Commonwealth - almost 50 per cent more than rival institutions in Australia and New Zealand. The survey of 180 institutions...
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Scots are edgy over top-ups
Scottish universities are seeking guarantees of extra government funds to help them stay competitive as England anticipates extra cash through top-up fees. Jim Wallace, Scotland's minister for...
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Apathy is no laughing matter
Apathy has sunk to a new low at Glasgow University, where students have failed to nominate anyone for the post of rector, their representative on the university court, writes Olga Wojtas. The court...
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Welsh eye generous grants to offset fees
Maintenance grants for Welsh students should be "significantly higher" than those proposed in England, according to the academic who is leading a review of higher education funding and student...
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Marks in class count less than class marks
Students from deprived backgrounds struggle to find jobs, Alison Utley reports Growing numbers of students from deprived backgrounds struggling to enter higher education are likely to find themselves...
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Coup for Warwick as NHSU selects it as principal partner
The National Health Service University has announced that Warwick University will be its principal academic partner as it aims to transform health and social care education and win university status...
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Balancing act is main bar to women in science
The struggle to balance work and family is the main challenge faced by female scientists and engineers in academe, according to a study presented to the annual meeting of the American Association for...
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Old notes reveal life of musical 'hellraiser'
A Nottingham University musicologist has uncovered the colourful life of a "hellraiser" composer from a famous Methodist family whose genius has only recently gained recognition. Samuel Wesley, whose...
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King's head appeals for support for part-timers
The recently appointed head of one of Cambridge University's most prestigious colleges has called on the government to provide more funding for part-time students and the institutions that cater for...
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Berlin
Almost 1,500 German students and graduates are studying in former Soviet Union and former Warsaw Pact countries about to join the European Union under a E2.5 million (£1.7 million) initiative by the...
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Babylon
The University of Babylon and the Slovene-run child welfare organisation Together are to set up a local network for the psychosocial wellbeing of the city's children. The project is funded by the...
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Prague
A Slovak government plan to introduce student loans and tuition fees of 3,600-21,900 koruna (£60-£365) seems likely to cause a brain drain to the neighbouring Czech Republic, where young Slovaks will...
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Bujumbura
Lecturers at Burundi's National University are threatening to refuse to work until several months of salary arrears are paid. The government has appealed to donor countries for a $12 million (£6.3...
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Montreal
Three Canadian universities, Concordia and McGill, in Montreal, and Simon Fraser in Vancouver, are considering including lavatories for transexuals and other people refusing to conform to male or...