Flexible courses to lure nurses
A radical shake-up of nursing education is promising to encourage more people into the profession and improve levels of care. The moves, which have been broadly welcomed by academics and health...
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Newcastle plan sparks fears of backdoor teach-only contracts
Academics at Newcastle University fear controversial teaching-only contracts could slip in through the back door as a new human resources strategy comes into force. An institutional plan includes...
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QAA deals blow to UK abroad..
Britain's reputation for excellence in the multi-billion pound overseas student market received another blow this week when the Quality Assurance Agency discovered serious weaknesses at three...
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All right Jack
(Photograph) - All right Jack: 75-year old Jack Ward has gained a PhD in engineering from Sheffield Hallam University. He was branded a dunce at school but was taught to read and write by his wife,...
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In the news
Send all information to Lynne Williams There is much more to Mary Archer than her "fragrance". While she will ever be associated with her colourful husband and the notorious descripton of her by the...
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Agency preparing quality register for British vocational training abroad
A government-backed agency is preparing to launch a quality register and kitemark to help sell British vocational training abroad, writes Tony Tysome. British Training International, which receives...
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New Delhi
Indian universities held a "Save Higher Education Day" last Monday to protest at government funding cuts. The Federation of Central Universities' Teaching Associations, which organised strikes and...
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But internationally Britannia still makes educational waves
British higher education is acclaimed by young professionals throughout the world and regarded as a good choice for study abroad and distance-learning courses, an international MORI survey has found...
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Fee cap will lower degree standards
Universities should be allowed to charge whatever level of tuition fees they believe the market will bear, according to a new report on the economics of higher education. The report, by the National...
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MPs join fight for better disabled access
MPs have called on the government to spend hundreds of millions of pounds over the next four years to make universities and colleges more accessible to disabled people, writes Alan Thomson. An...
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Oxford backs sport for all
Oxford University is reappraising its historical drive for sporting excellence in "old boys" areas such as rugby and rowing, in a move to lose its old-fashioned, elitist image. Resources will be...
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Lancaster tutor files grievance
The University of Lancaster has failed to prevent harassment of women staff and students by a group of unruly football players, according to senior tutor Caroline Giles. Ms Giles this week instigated...
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Cambridge gain unfair to rivals
Rival universities are uneasy about the government's decision to hand Cambridge University an exclusive grant to foster scientific enterprise. It is 50 times more than the average sum given to any...
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A question of principal
'The two most senior of Mr Douglas's posts were never advertised. Article seven of colleges' statutory instruments states that a vacancy for "a senior post shall be advertised nationally"'. Ministers...
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Your economy needs you!
Universities are busy preparing their case for more cash in the next spending round. THES reporters demonstrate how they benefit the economy A fly on the Treasury wall might recently have seen the...