Appeal to save Queen's classical languages
Members of the ruling senate at Queen's University, Belfast, were due to meet today to hear an appeal to overturn a decision to close its classical languages department. But a u-turn could upset vice...
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Protest may prevent cuts to library hours
Growing student protests have forced Edinburgh University to rethink plans to save money by cutting library hours. Edinburgh has almost 20 libraries scattered across the city. It wanted to save £25,...
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Standard learning entitlement mooted
The Scottish Parliament's enterprise and lifelong learning committee is next week expected to call for a standard learning entitlement for everyone. Tom Kelly, chief executive of the Association of...
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Search for maths tutor to star in video tutorials
The search is on for Britain's most engaging maths tutors to help students making the switch from school to university. Those selected will star in video tutorials on a DVD-Rom aimed at giving...
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York College plans to build campus
York College - created three years ago by the merger of the York College of Further and Higher Education and York Sixth Form College - is planning to build a £35 million campus. College...
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Sussex students warn of funding shortfall
Students at Sussex University have warned that their union will go into the red in two years unless its block grant of £512,000 from the university is raised. The union, a registered charity, relies...
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Clear run for foundation degree
The scrapping of tuition fees for foundation degrees is on the government's access and expansion agenda, higher education minister Margaret Hodge confirmed this week. She also hinted that the higher...
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Integral eye opens to stars
The successful launch of the world's most advanced gamma-ray space telescope will lift the lid on the violent secrets of our universe. The International Gamma Ray Astrophysics Laboratory (Integral)...
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Institute in bid to win university status
The London Institute is to make a formal bid to become the UK's first specialist arts university. A meeting of the board of governors this week agreed to put in an application in March, having...
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League tables should 'inform'
Universities should work with the media to produce league tables that inform, rather than mislead prospective higher education students, Universities UK president Roderick Floud said this week....
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Call for science to get on soapbox
The scientific community should attend party political conferences to put more forcefully the case for science, according to Ian Gibson, chairman of the House of Commons science and technology select...
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Fat phobias harm Zulu women
Northumbria University is developing a programme for students at the University of Zululand to educate them about the dangers of faddy dieting, laxative abuse and diet pills. Julie Seed, a...
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QAA rejects Bradford College appeal
Bradford College has abandoned its protest about receiving the worst-ever teaching quality inspection grades. The Quality Assurance Agency proceeded with the publication of its report on education...
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Testing counters errors in grading
Southampton University has tested first-year language students who studied under the new AS/A-level regime to be sure of their abilities. Clare Mar-Molinero, head of modern languages, said the week-...
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Analysis: UK's spin-offs reap £3 billion reward
A new survey compares the commercial performance of UK institutions with their north American counterparts. Caroline Davis reports UK universities have a portfolio of spin-off companies worth almost...