Call for fair deal on rent deposits
STUDENT leaders have backed calls from the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux for a fairer deal on rent deposits, following its study into abuses by landlords withholding them.
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Changes to the bill
Lords to renew fight against teaching bill The Liberal Democrats say there have been 197 government changes to the Teaching and Higher Education Bill since its introduction. More were made this week...
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Forward planning
The Millennium Bug appears to have hit Wales early. Heads of institutions in the principality have received a consultation paper on audit codes of practice dated June 2, 2098, which makes the...
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Pilot sold `degrees' for Pounds 318 each
A PILOT has been convicted of selling bogus degrees for the "University of Yorkshire" from his spare room. He charged Pounds 318 for degree courses and an extra Pounds 54 for honours, Harrogate...
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Bargains revealed
THE TREASURY will soon be able to find out which universities offer the best value for money - and how they compare with further education colleges, writes Harriet Swain. A team set up by the Higher...
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Call for CVCP unity
VICE-CHANCELLORS of top research universities have been warned they risk scuppering higher education's chances of more cash unless they unite over standards. Diana Warwick, chief executive of the...
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Manchester is the business
MORE than 60 per cent of employers admit that their perceptions of a university will "considerably" or "totally" influence their choice of graduates, according to a Performance Indicator Project...
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Seconds out for loan debt auction
A SECOND billion-pound slice of student loan debt is to be sold off to the private sector. N. M. Rothschild and Sons will advise the Department for Education and Employment on the sale to be launched...
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Research memorial for meningitis victims
SOUTHAMPTON University is to plough more than Pounds 200,000 into research for a meningitis vaccine in memory of its students who died earlier this academic year from the disease. The grant will...
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Science and technology panel thinks small
The revamped Council for Science and Technology met for the first time this week. After previous allegations of secrecy, the council, which includes Sir Robert May, the government's chief scientific...
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Lecturer to claim harassment
A FORMER Edinburgh University lecturer in social anthropology who took early retirement last year is set to bring a constructive dismissal case against the university. Alan Campbell, shortlisted for...
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Floodgate opens for students suing parents
THE National Union of Students Scotland is predicting a massive rise in the number of students suing their parents for maintenance following changes in student support. The warning comes after Kirsty...
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Museums commission launches consultation
The Museums and Galleries Commission has launched a consultation on a policy framework for museums and galleries in the United Kingdom. The MGC says the document has been drafted partly in response...
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Level playing field for A levels
MODULAR A-level syllabuses are not easier than traditional linear courses, a review of secondary education by schools inspectors Ofsted has said. The proportion of students sitting modular courses...
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Mature keep away in droves
EFFORTS to improve the range of students at university appear under threat from latest application figures, which show continued steep falls in mature, overseas and sub-degree applicants. Data from...