Labor to address spiralling fees
A future Labor government in Australia would create more than 40,000 new places for university students and boost spending on higher education by A$2.34 billion (£962 million), party leaders have...
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Hard-up students turn to bank loans
The high cost of loans to repay tuition fees may be discouraging increasing numbers of Americans from attending the university of their choice, according to a report. The study, by the non-partisan...
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Transsexuals protest
A controversial book that ties transsexualism to homosexuality has drawn complaints from transsexuals who claim they were used as subjects by the author without their permission, writes Jon Marcus in...
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For a long life, study medicine, not arts
Arts graduates are short, sickly and destined for an early grave, according to a report published this week that could do more than all the government initiatives to boost recruitment to the sciences...
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Imperial under fire on equality
Imperial College London is being investigated by the Equal Opportunities Commission amid claims of widespread discrimination. The EOC confirmed this week that it had called a meeting with Imperial's...
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Cambridge phases out architect diploma
Students and alumni of Cambridge University's department of architecture have rallied behind a campaign to save a diploma course that leads to professional status. Academics in the department...
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Man united hits home straight
The final countdown to the dissolution of Manchester University and the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology began this week following approval from both governing courts to...
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Sinn Fein donor to end era of giving
An Irish-American billionaire noted for his support of Sinn Fein is set to end multimillion-pound donations to higher education institutions in Ireland, their major source of private funds. Atlantic...
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Derby University
Derby University has designed a foundation degree for volunteer members of the St John Ambulance Brigade, the UK's major first-aid charity. The two-year course in voluntary sector management starts...
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Anger after DFES spurns warnings
Academics and politicians reacted angrily this week after the government dismissed their warnings about research concentration, staff pay and student funding. Shock and bitterness were two reactions...
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Appointments
* John Zarnecki, former reader in space sciences, has been appointed professor at the Open University. He is currently principal investigator for the surface science package on the Huygens probe due...
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In the news: Carlo Leifert
Carlo Leifert is not so keen on his press coverage at the moment. The Newcastle University professor, who works at the Tesco Centre of Organic Agriculture, said: "We are an agronomy support...
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Knowledge-transfer scheme fails to ease concern
Almost £120 million is being earmarked for universities that are not research intensive to engage in knowledge transfer under plans unveiled this week, writes Alison Goddard. Under a two-year...
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Arts 'university' sets out portfolio
Art and design college heads have taken the first steps towards setting up a national federal university of the arts, writes Tony Tysome. Executive management group members of the UK Arts and Design...
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Taking the angst out of DIY assembly
The frustration of trying and failing to assemble flat-pack furniture could become a DIY nightmare of the past, thanks to research by a PhD student at Derby University. Miles Richardson has come up...