Hands-on science
(Photograph) - Hands-on science: undergraduates at Cambridge University are mucking in for Science Week with a day-long workshop at the Museum of Zoology entitled 'Crash, Bang, Squelch'. Hundreds of...
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Unions face fees ban
The Australian government is trying to ban universities from collecting student service fees. Universities could face a loss of federal funding if they failed to comply. The government has introduced...
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GM circus comes to town
The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee had rarely seen anything like it. On view was Arpad Pusztai, the Aberdeen scientist who caused a media circus when he publicly expressed concerns...
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GM foods
In a new paper on GM foods, Sir Robert May, the government's chief scientific adviser, said: "I have confidence in our precautions relating to food safety, some doubts about how completely we...
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Ready to roll
Ready to roll: Coventry University's transport design student Jochen Paesen at Silverstone for the Formula Vauxhall Juniors winter series race. The university has given him two bursaries to enable...
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Readers' reactions
Recently in The THES..Linda McGowan agued that government policy is deterring mature student from going to university Ian Brown, Undergraduate, University of Sheffield I am a first-year undergraduate...
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Sources for research funding
Each fortnight this section will list funds available for academic researchers. Details should be submitted to research@thesis.co.uk Office of Science and Technology, Department of Trade and Industry...
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Elite trumped in access stakes
New universities and further education colleges have won the contest for widening participation cash in next year's funding settlement, although the serious money will stay with the research elite....
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Scotland ups teacher base
Scotland's only Roman Catholic teacher-education college, St Andrews, has increased its student intake by 45 to 174 for the coming year. The Scottish Higher Education Funding Council is also funding...
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Student pursues MPhil through High Court
Cambridge University will face a High Court challenge to its "old boys" procedures next week. Kamran Beg, a postgraduate student at Trinity College, was granted High Court leave for a judicial review...
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Aberdeen students appoint Fat Lady rector
(Photograph) - Clarissa Dickson-Wright (pictured below), half of television's Two Fat Ladies, was this week installed as the student-elected rector of Aberdeen University. The first woman to be...
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League-table blueprint for HE performance
Higher education league tables will move a step closer next week as institutions receive copies of a report on performance indicators. The report of the Performance Indicators Steering Group sets out...
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Smith voices concern over Keele book sale
The government has expressed concern about the sale of rare mathematics books by Keele University, but ministers have said their hands are tied. Chris Smith, secretary of state for culture, media and...
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Union optimistic over North London contracts
Talks will resume today at the University of North London over new contracts, which reduce holiday time and outlaw strikes. Lecturers union Natfhe was hopeful of reaching an agreement with management...
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SNP presents long-term view of Scotland's HE
The Scottish National Party will today unveil its education policy, which is expected to include a five-year funding programme for higher education institutions to encourage longer-term planning. It...