Since the (unnamed) QU spokesman has refuted Tucker's allegations, I'll spare my ire for Geoff Alderman's former bosses/colleagues pressuring lecturers to "turn a blind eye to plagiarism - particularly amongst high-paying international students". Leave a comment  1 

I know they're all at it (er, self-marketing, I mean), but the LSBF (sounds like a festival for sexual minorities, and there may well be students and staff at the London School of Business and Finance who agree) are really pulling out all the tacky stops in their current "Be a student and get a free iPad 2!" campaign ( Read more... )

"67 of the UK's biggest universities and over one million students affected • Vote follows imposition of two-tier pension system without members' agreement • Staff face six figure losses from pension pots ( Read more... )

...and wants to see it:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8G56HCKA

(Cheers to Tom.)

*http://www.itv.com/news/tonight/episodes/university-or-bust/

You can call it sustained arseyness, or Nigel if you like, but don't - whatever you do - call it a strike.

"Members of UCU this afternoon voted to step up their campaign of industrial action in an increasingly bitter row over changes to their pensions. The escalation of action could see widespread disruption to marking, the admissions process and ( Read more... )

"With students facing massive increases in their fees, Dispatches investigates the pay, perks and privileges enjoyed by universities' top earners. Journalist Laurie Penny reveals the increasing commercialisation of higher education and asks what happens when universities scour the globe for students and funds."Details: Read more... )

Some people will see nothing wrong with this. They might even think that it's great news. Others will shrug a little bitterly, point out that it's Lottery money, and perhaps bemoan the fact that, as such, it's specifically tied-in to its purpose:

'A total of 41 projects are to benefit from a £10m lottery fund to get more university students ( Read more... )

Released today: http://www.offa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/newaccess.pdfRead more... )

"Inventor Sir James Dyson is warning that UK business could be damaged unless more UK-based students take postgraduate research courses. Firms could have to take their research and development work abroad in the future if home-grown talents are not nurtured, he warns. Sir James says some 70% of engineering and technology post-graduates in UK ( Read more... )

...and why everyone seems to think that Nick Clegg and Simon Hughes are complete idiots.

"Universities in England could be stripped of the power to charge tuition fees of more than £6,000 a year if they fail to admit sufficient numbers of students from poorer backgrounds. And those setting higher fees could face large fines for missing targets. ( Read more... )