Higher Education

Lorraine Harding: Why I would ban the full veil in universities

Published: 19 October 2006

In my last few years as a lecturer in higher education, I realised I faced a hypothetical dilemma. Fortunately, for me it never became more than hypothetical.

In the footsteps of 'Lucky Jim'

Published: 19 October 2006

As the academic year gets under way, a new campus novel is released - by a prominent professor who prefers to remain anonymous. Lucy Hodges reports

Leading article: Tolerance must be maintained

Published: 19 October 2006

Suddenly, the air is thick with anxiety about the activities of Muslim extremists on campus, and whether or not the veil should be worn by Muslim teachers, classroom assistants and students. Are we witnessing the beginning of a government campaign against British Muslims? We think not. But we may be in danger of overreacting to a new climate caused by a constellation of factors in the UK and abroad - the Middle East crisis, the Iraq War and home-grown terrorists incidents, to name three.

Cornwall College: Bringing higher education closer to home

Published: 19 October 2006

Two years at a further education college can be stepping stone to a degree

Anthony Glees: Internment should be a policy option

Published: 19 October 2006

Professor Anthony Glees is Director of the Brunel Centre for Intelligence and Security Studies at Brunel University. He argues that the European Convention on Human Rights needs to be overturned and the Government should have the power to imprison people without trial.

Leading article: Clever Cornish

Published: 12 October 2006

The transformation of the Tremough campus above the sea in Falmouth into a university institution with quality teaching and research facilities is a sight to behold. Until recently, Cornwall was an intellectual backwater with no university and an economy dependent mainly on tourism. Now all that is beginning to change with the Combined Universities in Cornwall initiative. It cannot have been easy - getting Exeter and Plymouth universities to cooperate in a venture with University College Falmouth, and Cornwall and Truro further education colleges. But they have. It is the most impressive university collaboration in the UK and should make a real difference to the South-west.

Cornwall switches on to higher education

Published: 12 October 2006

Cornwall is the poorest county in Britain and, until recently, didn't even have a university. But that has changed, and the new institution is a pioneer of hi-tech and online learning. Lucy Hodges reports

Dr Alan Kendall: 'Science never used to have a consensus'

Published: 12 October 2006

Dr Alan Kendall is a senior lecturer in geology at the University of East Anglia who teaches a class in fossil fuels and climate change. He has vigorously opposed the Royal Society and George Monbiot's denunciation of research that is funded by oil companies.

Leading article: Firm up funding

Published: 05 October 2006

The Government is putting pressure on universities to involve employers in the design and funding of degree courses.

Groomed for the office

Published: 05 October 2006

The Government wants companies to design degree courses so that students are ready for work when they graduate. But are the firms prepared to pay? Lucy Hodges reports

Vocational courses in universities: where there's a skill, there's a way

Published: 05 October 2006

Get your dream job - by choosing a university that will help prepare you for it, says Andy Sharman

Mario Levis: While Europe reforms its higher education systems, the UK must not be complacent

Published: 05 October 2006

The Bologna Accord will mean different things to different schools depending on their position in the marketplace, but it will have very significant implications for business education throughout Europe, the UK and the rest of the world. The structure and timing of degrees is to be harmonised across 41 countries in Europe, with Bachelors degrees taking three years to complete and Masters degrees taking one or two years to complete. As Europe prides itself on high standards in teaching and learning at all stages, the prime objective for many countries will be the preservation of quality in degree courses that will be shorter in length.

Why women want to join the club

Published: 03 October 2006

The boom in the night-time economy has prompted a sharp rise in the number of female bouncers. Peter Taylor-Whiffen investigates

Open View: The OU is ready to take on a wider role in national higher education provision

Published: 03 October 2006

The Open University is often seen as the ultimate niche institution. It does what it does supremely well, but somehow outside the fence. Even when it comes top of the national student survey, as it did recently, commentators still regard the OU as playing in a league of one.

Learn how to make the numbers add up

Published: 03 October 2006

Lost in the money maze? A new course can help make you more financially literate

Should European universities follow America's lead?

Published: 28 September 2006

In an exclusive interview, Lord Patten explains how European universities could learn from the Land of the Free

Education Quandary

Published: 28 September 2006

Should universities start students off with late nights, drink and the expense of freshers' week?

An incentive to study: London's new universities

Published: 28 September 2006

Money has not been a factor for students enrolling at London's new universities, finds Steve McCormack

Entitlements: Confusion reigns on campus

Published: 28 September 2006

Hilary Wilce finds that amid all the new funds and grants, students are unclear about their entitlements

Have fees hit numbers?

Published: 28 September 2006

It's the first year of the new funding regime, yet there is little sign of a drop-off, says Amy McLellan

Part-timers no longer the poor relation

Published: 28 September 2006

Until now, only full-time students received help from the government. Tim Walker looks at what's changed

Student funding: Avoiding the financial minefield

Published: 28 September 2006

Radical changes this year to student funding mean that there are big differences between England, Scotland and Wales. So how are students to choose their courses? Gwenda Thomas reports

Leading article: Practical matters

Published: 28 September 2006

There is some good news for students at new universities. It had been thought that graduates of Russell Group institutions outdid those from new universities when it came to earnings. But an analysis of graduates from London South Bank University shows that they make more money out of their degrees than those from other universities. That is good news for their graduates and for those who believe in the value of higher education. Going to any university, it seems, is worthwhile. And attending a former polytechnic that offers a lot of vocational degrees that employers value seems to be a particularly good investment.

Students take legal action: We'll put the law on to you

Published: 21 September 2006

A university faces legal action by students in what could turn out to be a test case.

Fashion Courses: International trendsetters

Published: 21 September 2006

Andy Sharman on scholarships Armani is funding at a school based in London, Paris and Milan

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