BNP man's speech at union is cancelled
The Oxford Union has been forced to cancel a debate on racism because of fears about security. Speakers debating "This house believes that racism is inevitable" were to have included John Tyndall,...
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Capital scheme to help educate disadvantaged
Three London universities this week launched a new initiative to open educational doors to the capital's economically excluded and ethnically under-represented population. South Bank and Greenwich...
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London college staff to be 'knowledge angels'
Staff from London universities and colleges will have the chance of becoming "knowledge angels" in a strategy to give London businesses access to the latest research. Volunteers will advise companies...
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Union fights to protect part-time lecturers
Lecturers' union Natfhe has called for an end to the abuse of agency staff. In a submission to the Department for Trade and Industry's consultation on agency regulation, Natfhe said that ministers...
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Scots renew ancient links with Russians
The first Scottish Education Mission to Russia, a Scottish Office and trade department backed marketing exercise, was in Moscow earlier this month to advertise the distinctive qualities universities...
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70-plus subjects by institution
Last week's listing of the top 70-plus subjects by institution erroneously omitted the rating of 5 for research awarded to the anthropology department at the University of Manchester. Also, because...
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Cambridge slumps
Nearly 50 Cambridge University applicants who failed to meet "minimum entry requirements" were admitted to postgraduate courses last academic year. The waivers were revealed as the university this...
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UCAS defends its statistical spin
University admissions chiefs were this week accused of spin-doctoring applicant figures in favour of government fee and grant policy. Liberal Democrat and Conservative politicians accused the...
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Younger students opt to go part-time
Students are switching from full-time to part-time study following the introduction of tuition fees, according to the latest figures. The effect is particularly marked for school-leavers, according...
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Abi Duncan O'Meara
(Photograph) - Abi Duncan O'Meara, above, is 20. She works full-time as a secretary and business researcher for Hogg Robinson Skillbase. She is also enrolled on a part-time management degree at...
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Commons select committee turns spotlight on HE sector
The Commons select committee on education is likely to launch what could be its first inquiry into higher education. "One of the scandals about Parliament is that the select committee on education -...
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Unis must focus on gifted pupils
Universities should lose grants if they fail to establish effective school partnerships aimed at supporting the brightest pupils, MPs said this week. The Education and Employment Committee report...
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Financial blueprint is a waste of time
Universities and colleges are being forced into a time-consuming bureaucratic paper chase for cash as part of a central government clampdown on their financial autonomy, Conservatives claimed this...
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Science faces troubled future
The government must take the lead over the use of animals in vital medical research rather than allowing the agenda to be stolen by animal-rights activists, Michael Dexter, director of the Wellcome...
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Call for single post-16 body
The Further Education Funding Council should be abolished in favour of a single post-16 funding and strategy agency, according to the training and enterprise councils. The TEC National Council said...