Birmingham braced for job cuts
Birmingham University's new vice-chancellor, Michael Stirling, has told academics and support staff that up to 100 jobs may be axed as part of a restructuring programme. The university's council this...
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Engineers try to stop the rot
There is no case for further mergers or closures in London universities' engineering departments, despite a recruitment crisis in traditional engineering subjects, according to deans of engineering....
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London to go ahead with 'bold' merger
The University of North London and London Guildhall University have finalised plans for a merger. They will merge with effect from August 1 2002, forming the city's largest university in student...
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'Access target will cost £1bn'
Funding chiefs estimate that universities will have to recruit at least 300,000 more students costing well over £1 billion to reach the government's 50 per cent participation target by 2010. Sir...
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Allies aim to create a 'new sector'
An interest group that straddles the further and higher education divide is aiming to reap rewards by matching key government targets for widening participation. The University Vocational Awards...
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Funds may be stalled after SLC data delay
Delays by the Student Loans Company in sending out data could hold up millions of pounds of funding for universities. The SLC was due to send out statistics on the split of tuition fees between...
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Whistleblowers: Westminster told to keep eye on standards
The University of Westminster has been warned that it could be compromising academic standards in a drive to fill student places. The Quality Assurance Agency has advised Westminster in an audit...
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AUT chief race 'rigged'
The election to choose the new general secretary of the Association of University Teachers is "rigged", one of the three candidates for the post has complained, writes Phil Baty. Former AUT president...
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Quality doubts hit access goal
The government's widening access policy is being undermined by persistent concerns about the quality of teaching on higher education courses delivered through further education colleges. Further...
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Warwick expertise aids firm
Warwick University computer science department has helped a company in its own science park increase sales of its scientific imaging products by 230 per cent. The company, Improvision, partnered the...
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Film school searches for new site
The film school at the University of Wales College Newport is on a location hunt for major expansion, it was announced this week. Clive Myer, director of the International Film School of Wales, at...
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Storming research
In March 1989, a magnetic storm brought down the electricity grid in Quebec, plunging the province into darkness for nine hours. Such storms interfere with the electronics on spacecraft and have been...
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Gone fishing for sea lice
Scientists have isolated the true scent of salmon in a bid to trap a major fish-farming pest. The light, sweet, mushroomy fragrance comes from key signalling chemicals produced by the fish. These...
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VR keeps training on track
Train drivers can learn how to handle emergencies resulting from extreme weather conditions or farm animals on the track thanks to a new virtual reality simulator. Designers at Teesside University's...
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Plagiarist may lose job to set example
A Korean professor who admitted intentionally reproducing work from a Canadian academic paper may lose his job as part of a drive by his government to demonstrate that it intends to get tough on...