The Treasury will pay for many of the reforms to student support proposed by the government, leaving universities £1 billion better off as a result of the changes. During the second reading of the...
WHERE TO NOW? The electoral costs of top-up fees and the next steps in the battle of the bill Also Human origins: A review of The Neanderthal's Necklace and Out of Eden Books focus Computing;...
The Student Awards Agency for Scotland and Scottish University for Industry are to run the new individual learning account scheme north of the border. It will replace the scheme that was withdrawn...
The University of Central England has entered into a partnership with Beijing Jiotang University. Chinese students will spend half of their four-year course in Birmingham, graduating with a UCE...
The Royal Society has contributed to the controversy over whether the media should cover human cloning stories by publishing a checklist of tips for the public and the media. It contains ten key...
An enterprising graduate of the University of Abertay Dundee has designed and registered a tartan for the university, which he plans to use for a range of merchandise. Aaron McCauley, 24, presented...
The merger of Manchester University and the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology will produce a "fundamentally different" institution focusing on interdisciplinary research...
Universities will be prohibited from charging tuition fees for nursing and other health courses under new contracts being hammered out with the Department of Health. This will set them apart from all...
The Higher Education Funding Council for England has awarded more money to 4-rated research departments and revised its approach to rewarding efforts to widen participation. In 2004-05, Hefce will...
The British Medical Association has warned that medical schools' obsession with research is damaging teaching and is leading to serious staff shortages, writes Claire Sanders. A meeting of the BMA's...
Graduates should find it easier to get degree-level jobs this year, with most enjoying salaries of more than £20,000 and some earning as much as Pounds 35,000 in their first year, a survey has found...
The way the UK's publicly funded scientific research establishments are run could hinder the implementation of government policies such as the public understanding of science, according to a study....
Leading scientists are calling for changes to the new human tissues bill, which outlaws research using any human tissue, including urine and blood samples, without explicit prior consent. The bill,...
Swansea University is set to phase out courses in five disciplines and shed 35 academic posts as part of a restructuring plan designed to boost its research ratings. Richard Davies, Swansea vice-...
MPs' decision to allow the public to direct the first stage of a select committee inquiry into legislation governing human reproductive technologies has sparked controversy among scientists. In an...