Message from the ministry
The government wants to create a new enterprise culture. Three ministers went on message this week to tell universities and colleges to get vocational David Blunkett The education secretary told the...
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China aims to lead
China has just created its largest university by merging four universities in eastern Zhejiang. Zhejiang University combines the old Zhejiang University with the province's medical and agricultural...
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More power in new synchrotron
Britain's new synchrotron source will cost about Pounds 170 million to build, science minister Lord Sainsbury told the House of Commons science and technology committee. The source will replace the...
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British Council upholds chief's belt-tightening
The shock departure this week of British Council director-general David Drewry will not affect the fundamental strategic review he initiated, the council said this week. The board endorsed his...
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Physicists pay survey reveals divide
University researchers are the most lowly paid of all physicists, according to a survey commissioned by the Institute of Physics. It found that researchers earn a median salary of Pounds 21,000....
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Sheffield raises PhD stipends
Sheffield University is to follow the research councils' lead by raising funding for the 350 PhD students it supports. The increase will cost the university Pounds 350,000 a year. Earlier this year...
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Half of Welsh youths are still studying
Enrolments to the Welsh further education sector have risen 75 per cent since 1992, the Further Education Funding Council for Wales's annual report says. Published this week, the report shows that 51...
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Call to double modern apprenticeships
A call to double the number of people starting modern apprenticeships in five years and to open training routes through higher education has come from the Centre for Economic Performance. The content...
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Faculties bypass university PR
Universities are struggling to promote themselves to the outside world. A survey of higher education by education public relations firm Communications Management found that 78 per cent of...
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Student fails to win exam decision case
The High Court has dismissed a judicial review application by an aggrieved student against the University of Central England. Iqbal Sandhu had applied for judicial review when the university refused...
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Bain signs harassment code with unions
George Bain, vice-chancellor of Queen's University, Belfast, has signed a declaration with staff unions stating that all employees have the right to work free from intimidation or harassment on the...
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GNVQ completion rate rises
Only half of the active advanced-level general national vocational qualifications candidates successfully completed their work by the annual cut-off point, the published 1997-98 results show. By the...
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Astronomers go ballistic about science budget
Astronomers have reacted angrily to last week's science budget allocations, describing them as a "disaster for pure science" and questioning the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council's...
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Scottish students renew campaign
The National Union of Students Scotland is to resurrect its campaign for student grants as Scotland prepares for its own parliament, writes Olga Wojtas. The union, which is autonomous from NUS UK,...
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Asthma strikes twice
Up to one in five British school children suffers from asthma-like symptoms, according to a Leicester University survey. Researchers following 1,500 children from birth found that asthma is still a...