Tax fears alarm scientists
SCIENTISTS are being caused "considerable anxiety" by proposals that could force non-profit making research and technology organisations to pay corporation tax, writes Julia Hinde. Liberal Democrat...
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Battle gives no promises
THE GOVERNMENT'S premier technology transfer scheme is to be extended beyond universities, but there are no assurances of additional money for major expansion. Science minister John Battle said that...
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Academy gets down to business
FIRST steps towards setting up a University for Industry were taken this week with the appointment of an advisory group from education and business. The 13-strong group, which held its first meeting...
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University debt soars
DEBT levels in higher education have risen by 75 per cent in three years, with the former polytechnics hit hardest, according to an annual financial guide. Average total debt as a ratio of average...
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Factfile
* There are 135,348 full-time postgraduates in the UK * There are 234,771 part-time postgraduates in the UK * Of all postgraduates, 54 per cent are male.
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Fees: there's no limit
Tuition fees of Pounds 1,000 a year could quickly rise, Sir Ron Dearing has warned students. There can be no guarantee that fees will stay pegged at 25 per cent of course costs, he told a meeting of...
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Heavy-duty reading
Part of Sir Stewart's journalistic training must have been in speed reading, but his skills are apparently not shared by his senior management team, one of whom dejectedly confessed he had so far...
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Dearing snubbed by policy drafters
Further education will take priority over Sir Ron Dearing's higher education proposals in a November "lifelong learning" white paper, senior Government advisors have said. Leaders of the National...
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Baroness gives lifeline to distance learners
Britain held out a financial lifeline to the Commonwealth's crisis-prone distance learning agency this week, with a pledge of financial support for a further year. In her opening speech at the...
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School snaps: The 'Digivid'
(Photograph) - School snaps: The 'Digivid' is a computer-controlled digital camera, electronically designed by Manchester Metropolitan University student Ian Mahaffy to be used as a learning tool by...
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All the (road) rage
Road rage is now so common that it may not be so surprising to find it featuring in a murder case. Researchers at Manchester University have found road rage could be responsible for many car...
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College to pay as you learn
Rather than saddling its students with debt, a Yorkshire college has decided it will not only waive course fees but also pay students to study. The bold move by Rotherham College comes in the wake of...
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Lib Dems champion Oxbridge Pounds 30m grant
QUALITY and student access would suffer if the Government decides to axe state subsidies to Oxbridge colleges, opposition politicians have warned. Liberal Democrat politicians fear that the...
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Beckett boost for sustainable technology
Margaret Beckett, president of the Board of Trade, has announced awards totalling Pounds 10 million for development of technologies for sustainable development. The awards will be made as part of the...
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Social workers set sights on training body
The Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work is applying to set up a national training organisation. The decision came as health minister Paul Boateng announced a review of CCETSW,...