Student support will remain with LEAs
A review of student support by the Department of Education and Employment has rejected recommendations from the Dearing Committee to set up a single student support agency. The present system will...
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NUS tells parties to state positions on fees
The National Union of Students this week called on the Conservative Party to clarify its position on fees, following the unveiling of the party's radical plans to privatise higher education...
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UK biotechnology holds lead but fails to promote
Britain's biotechnology industry is retaining its lead in Europe in terms of revenue and research and development expenditure. But a report from the UK Office of Health Economics and the German...
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West Scots combat low aspirations
Universities in the west of Scotland this week launched a major project to combat low aspirations and underachievement in local schools. Goals (greater opportunity of access and learning with schools...
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National chemistry services get revamp
* National chemistry services for researchers are to be revamped following a usage review of the 12 facilities supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. The chemical...
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Proof that babies really don't miss a trick
Babies learn to recognise their mother tongue in the womb, can distinguish a foreign language within days of being born and are interested in magic tricks at a very young age, new research has shown...
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Students splash out on chat
A typical first-year student living in a hall of residence will spend more than Pounds 5,200 a year on living expenses, according to a new book on student finance. Renting a room in halls during term...
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Crisis is a lift to gas alternative
The fuel crisis could prove an unexpected boost for scientists working on innovative technologies to rival the internal combustion engine. Efforts to develop fuel cells that generate electrical power...
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Fuel crisis
* Staff unable to make it to work because of the fuel crisis were threatened with the loss of annual leave this week, write Claire Sanders and Tony Tysome. Staff at St Martin's College in Ambleside,...
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CVCP impasse may mean split in sector
Britain's higher education sector faces major structural upheaval and possible fracture as vice-chancellors concede that a single funding solution for all institutions may be impossible. The...
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Change of heart will make colleges more wary
Further education was thrown into confusion this week as the government appeared to pledge full funding for growth and then changed its mind. The Association of Colleges said it had been told by...
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Cambridge in chaos as Capsa fails to add up
Cambridge University could soon "grind to a halt" because of major problems with its new Pounds 8 million accounts system, according to angry staff. Accounts managers are warning of a "grave risk" to...
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Building sights
(Photograph) - Building sights: Rick Trainor, the new vice-chancellor of the University of Greenwich, in the restored Queen Mary Court. The site, designed by Sir Christopher Wren, will be home to law...
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Public purse bears burden of dealing with failing colleges
The costs of government and funding council policies on dealing with "failing" further education colleges are "huge and indefensible", researchers have concluded in a report. The Further Education...
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UK to get boost for tissue research
Research in tissue engineering at Manchester and Liverpool universities is getting Pounds 9.7 million in a bid to keep the United Kingdom at the forefront of technology that could revolutionise...