Vauxhall closure to hit Luton
Luton University will lose "several hundred thousand pounds a year" with the closure of the Vauxhall car plant. But vice-chancellor Dai John told The THES that he is sure the local economy will...
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Welsh funding 'must rise'
Welsh higher education is facing a funding and recruitment crisis that could set it on "a spiral of decline", vice-chancellors and funding chiefs warned the Welsh Assembly this week. Universities and...
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Law fails to assure animal researchers
Scientists have expressed anger over the government's failure to protect them from animal rights extremists. Last week's Queen's Speech made no mention of measures to tackle animal rights "terrorism...
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Oxford Islamic site gets green light
People living near Magdalen College, Oxford, have failed in their High Court attempt to stop the building of an Islamic centre. A judge rejected claims that the plan, backed by £20 million from King...
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Anglia Polytechnic retains name
Anglia Polytechnic University has abandoned its attempts to lose its "polytechnic" label - which it said left the community confused about its post-1992 status as a fully fledged university. Plans to...
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Endowments receive Tories' endorsement
Endowing UK universities would reduce bureaucracy, save public money and offer institutions more freedom and resources, shadow chancellor Michael Portillo said in a speech to the London Business...
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Ministers confirm UHI's cash and status
The University of the Highlands and Islands had higher education institution status and a £2 million cash injection confirmed this week. First Minister Henry McLeish said the UHI would "help power...
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Targets set for teacher training
A target of almost 30,000 teacher training places in higher education institutions has been announced for next year. The secondary intake is 17,240, an increase of 5 per cent over 2000-01, and the...
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Scottish Parliament halts Higher Still developments
The Scottish Parliament's education committee has called for a freeze on Scotland's Higher Still developments until this year's package of courses has been delivered successfully. This is one of 56...
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Nichol Stephen
Nichol Stephen, the deputy education minister, has reiterated his view that the £10,000 income threshold at which graduates start repaying student loans and contributing to the endowment scheme...
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Moray principal quits over health
Robert Chalmers, suspended last January as principal of Moray College pending the outcome of disciplinary proceedings, has retired on grounds of ill health.
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Kudos for the nation's training leaders
The government this week announced 15 winners in the National Training Awards. They include Paul Champion, who worked in the engineering industry before earning a sports studies degree then a further...
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UK physicists crack mouse brain puzzle
A challenge to the world's scientists to crack an artificial brain puzzle was met by a group of young British physicists in just one hour. David MacKay and colleagues at the Cavendish Laboratory,...
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PC system protects British bees
An automated bee identification system has been created to help defend native species from foreign invaders. The technique, which uses a personal computer to analyse the images of 15 different...
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Students prefer the big city
A big-city lifestyle still proves a lure for students: universities in key metropolitan areas typically receive most applications. A study by marketing company Riley Research found that the...