Sheffield Hallam appoints Green as chief
DIANA GREEN, pro-vice chancellor at the University of Central England, has been appointed principal and vice chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University. Professor Green, higher education policy...
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DFEE resignation sparks spin fear
THE resignation last week of Jonathan Haslam, director of communications at the Department for Education and Employment, has fuelled speculation over government spin-doctoring. Mr Haslam, who will...
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High-fliers seek 'balanced lifestyle'
BUSINESS students seen as potential high-fliers rate a "balanced lifestyle" above high salaries and promotion, according to a survey. The International Student Survey by Coopers and Lybrand...
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Team working is a key skill, says report
EMPLOYERS believe "soft skills", such as team working, are as important in business as formal academic qualifications, a new report says. Skills such as networking, problem solving, listening and...
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Blunkett to host meeting of European ministers
THE first meeting of European education and social affairs ministers will be hosted early next year by David Blunkett, secretary of state for education and employment, it was announced this week. At...
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Nottingham and Surrey win space grants
TWO joint university business ventures in space technology have won government Foresight backing, John Battle, minister for science, industry and energy, announced this week. One is a project...
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Sharjah sheikh gives Pounds 2 million to Exeter
EXETER University has received a Pounds 2 million gift from a former postgraduate student, for research and teaching in the school of languages. The money, from Sheikh Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qasimi,...
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Aberdeen raises Pounds 8.5 million over past year
ABERDEEN University, which is planning a major fund raising campaign next year, has already attracted Pounds 8.5 million in gifts, benefactions and pledges over the past year. Duncan Rice, Aberdeen's...
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Scots toe the quality line
THE Scottish Higher Education Funding Council has taken the first step towards signing up with the new Quality Assurance Agency, following its own prolonged standoff. The council has now decided to...
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Apprentice 'sorcery'
Plans for graduate apprenticeships have been dismissed as "a fudge" to stop the expected exodus from universities when tuition fees are introduced next year. Education minister Tessa Blackstone this...
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Savouring a centenary
(Photograph) - Savouring a centenary: Constance Savery, one of the group of first women to receive a full degree from Oxford University, commemorated the event this week with a party at Oriel College...
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Sheriff tells son to work for keep
An Aberdeen University law student suing his estranged mother for money towards his living costs, was told to get a job this week after being awarded an interim payment of Pounds 60 a month until a...
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Loans mooted for part-timers
MINISTERS have urged the National Advisory Group for lifelong learning to take on board research that supports extending loans to part-time students. The group, which met this week to discuss its...
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Lib Dems back Blunkett
PRESSURE is mounting on the Treasury for a change in public accounting rules to release Pounds 1 billion for universities. Liberal Democrat education spokesman Don Foster has pledged full support to...
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Oxbridge bows to state siege
OXBRIDGE struggled to show eagerness this week to improve access for state school pupils without raising the spectre of quotas. A meeting of the Cambridge Admissions Forum agreed to aim for a 65:35...