Jobless and special needs are overlooked
Long-term unemployed people and students with special needs are losing out on training at the hands of Training and Enterprise Council policies, a new report says. As a result of government pressure...
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Brief bloom for modern apprenticeships
Modern apprenticeships are popular with employers, but questions remain over their suitability for a wide range of sectors and their funding in the future, according to a report by the Industrial...
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Steer clear of a tight corner
A daring kayak expedition to Siberia has hit rough water before leaving Barking - because the University of East London canoes are too big for Aeroflot's cargo crates. Eight explorers, mostly current...
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Music head quits over cuts
The head of music at Wakefield College in Yorkshire will resign at the end of this month in protest over "intolerable" cuts facing music education at the college. Richard Ingham, who is taking...
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Computer chips brought down to size
A computer chip the size of a postage stamp could soon have the power of 1,000 personal computers, say Cambridge scientists. This is because scientists have made a breakthrough in which they can get...
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HEFCE buys right to copy freely
Fears that a trip to the photocopier could lead to copyright infringement could become a thing of the past if a new funding council scheme is successful. The Higher Education Funding Council for...
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Taking the reins
(Photograph) - Taking the reins: John Webster, professor of animal husbandry at Bristol University and animal welfare campaigner, argues in a book published this month for a pragmatic, utilitarian...
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Science 'safe' in shuffle
Sir John Cadogan, director general of the research councils has moved quickly to reassure scientists that the United Kingdom research base is secure. The transfer of the Office of Science and...
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Corking profit for Freiburg vineyards
Degree certificates are not the only valuable items adorned by the crest of Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg this summer. It will also be on the labels of the university's first methode...
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Flight of fancy: artist Andrew Fyvie launches Earth Bird
(Photograph) - Flight of fancy: artist Andrew Fyvie launches Earth Bird, a scrap-metal sculpture made for a dance drama, Cry of the Earth, during Green Arts Week at Edge Hill College, Ormskirk,...
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PhDs in demand
The Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council is planning a 50 per cent increase in the number of PhD studentships it funds to meet demand from students, em-ployers, universities and industry....
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Opening tour of the Elizabeth Fry building
(Photograph) - Round trip: architect Richard Brearley puts Gillian Shephard, the Education and Employment Secretary, in the picture on the official opening tour of the Elizabeth Fry building at the...
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Mobile phone blinds the stars
Mobile phones are posing a threat to astronomers' research into the Big Bang and the death of stars. The next generation of phones is to use a low-orbit satellite network which has several frequency...
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Art merger goes ahead
Southampton University and Winchester School of Art agreed in this week principle to merge despite speculation that the change could lead to job losses. The governors of the school, which has just...
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Labour limit on lawyers proposed
A new Young Labour Lawyers group has called for greater regulation of the legal training market to stop law students falling into debt. The group wants access to law courses limited to make it easier...