RAE discourages legal teamwork
Nearly half of all law lecturers believe the research assessment exercise discourages teamwork and departmental cohesiveness, according to a national survey by Stirling University. Doug Vick, of...
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Best value for A levels
Sixth-form colleges are more efficient and cost-effective than further education colleges in turning out students with at least three A levels, a government study has found. Figures for 1996-97 show...
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Concerned father
(Photograph) - Concerned father: a Roman Catholic priest has condemned safe sex packs, called `shag bags', distributed to students at Portsmouth University. Father John O'Shea, from St Coleman's RC...
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Theft of rare library books means public will suffer
Public access to rare collections held by Durham University is in jeopardy following the theft before Christmas of a number of valuable books and manuscripts. Thieves got away with seven titles...
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RAE shake-up is needed before teachers improve
The worst lecturers in higher education will ignore moves to improve their teaching skills unless there are significant changes in the research culture. This is the conclusion of the five-strong...
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Cambridge nets Pounds 100m in research income
Cambridge University has become only the second university to break the Pounds 100 million barrier for research income - three years after Oxford. Research grants and contracts continue to be the...
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Threat to science student numbers
Physics and chemistry departments are under threat even though the number and quality of science students remains high, an Association of University Teachers' report reveals. The interim report, by...
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Crisis in arts teaching poses long-term threat, says RSA
The recruitment and training of art teachers is in crisis and threatens to damage severely the long-term health of the arts in education, says a study by the Royal Society of Arts. Based on...
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Online libraries require Pounds 530m
It would cost Pounds 530 million to create a national digital network linking all public libraries to the information superhighway, a Library and Information Commission report estimates. The...
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Derby sails into the unknown
Derby University is facing up to a political challenge. It is so on message in terms of the government's lifelong learning agenda that it has almost gone off message. If that sounds confusing, Roger...
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Wordwise software designed to sniff out plagiarists
Two academics have developed software to detect plagiarised work. Two forensic linguistic experts have pooled their expertise and come up with a detection system that, it is claimed, will expose even...
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Stockport rapped for poor degree progress
Unacceptable levels of student progression and achievement at Stockport College of Further and Higher Education have been identified by quality inspectors, who warned that two degree courses may not...
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Northern Ireland gains present of 10,000 places
The government has given Northern Ireland's further and higher education sector the Christmas present it wanted - 10,000 more student places. But the gift came late. The boost, which brings the...
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Welsh get cash in return for more students
Colleges and universities will be key beneficiaries of an expanded Pounds 7.8 billion Welsh Office budget, detailed figures show. But the sectors will be expected to take on 36,000 more students. The...
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Material girl for the catwalk
Would-be supermodels will soon be able to take advantage of a software package being developed at Bradford University. A virtual "you", complete with vital statistics and an image of your face, can...