Scientific advisory committees
* The committee recommended that the government reject proposals to bar employees of biotech or food companies from serving on scientific advisory committees. Royal Society, page 20
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Bett: the proposals
This is a summary of recommendations in the draft report from the Bett committee on pay and conditions in higher education. The final report is expected next month. Information * It is essential that...
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Bett backs 20% rise - for a few
Minimum pay levels for some grades of academic staff should soar in real terms by up to 20 per cent over the next three years, the Bett report will recommend. The report, due to be published next...
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AUT aims for campus chaos on Tuesday
Pickets and rallies will disrupt universities across the UK on Tuesday as members of the Association of University Teachers walk out over pay, writes Harriet Swain. Speakers from higher education...
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New universities veto JIF
* New universities appear to have steered clear of the government's new joint infrastructure fund to replace out-of-date and run-down university research equipment and infrastructure. Just 5 per cent...
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Billionaire gives grant to British Museum
* Reclusive billionaire Gary Weston (pictured) this week announced a Pounds 10 million grant to the British Museum, bringing his total gifts to over Pounds 20 million, It is the largest ever donation...
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Money for fellowships in the creative arts
* The Arts and Humanities Research Board has launched a fellowship in the creative and performing arts to expand research. It will contribute Pounds 15,000 a year for three years towards the cost of...
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Cash for entrepreneurs 'may be misplaced'
* Banks are often blamed for not making enough money available for potential entrepreneurs, but new research suggests that, if anything, they overlend to the start-up sector. David de Meza, professor...
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Institutions pressed on widening participation
* Universities and colleges were this week asked to devise strategies for widening participation by students from poor backgrounds. They were also asked to indicate how they plan to spend the extra...
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Pounds 3 an hour to study A levels with the LSE
* Students from the London Borough of Southwark predicted to get less than three Bs in their A levels and with no graduate parent will be paid Pounds 3 an hour to attend a weekly Saturday school at...
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University appeals over ruling on fired principal
* Glasgow Caledonian University has appealed against a tribunal ruling that it should reinstate sacked principal Stan Mason, arguing that the tribunal's lay members misdirected themselves and were...
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Female head accused of sexual assault
* A female head of department at Glasgow College of Nautical Studies has been accused of sexually assaulting two women academics. Mary Collins, head of sports and leisure, has denied charges of...
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Coshep to become part of federal UK body
The Committee of Scottish Higher Education Principals has backed in principle the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals' draft proposals which would make Coshep part of a federal United...
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Oxford commits to diversity in access
* Oxford University has re-written its mission statement to make a more explicit commitment to widening access. A planned new statement, expected in June, will say that the university will "attract...
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Golden 'hellos' are working
Teacher vacancies have fallen slightly, indicating that golden hellos in shortage subjects may be bolstering recruitment. Provisional government statistics released last week show that unfilled,...