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Reports on the assertion of the University of East Anglia that academics and students have been barred from their favorite canteen to make way for conference delegates in England. Designation of the Zest Caf&#00E9; to use by conference visitors and summer schools; Concerns of the postgraduates on the availability of hot cheap food on the campus in the evenings; Impact of the conferences and other summer activities on the income of the university.

Reveals that teenagers born in September are 20 percent more likely to go to university than youngsters born in August. Research finding published by the Higher Education Funding Council for England; Gap in the performance of the sexes, with teenage girls more likely to study for a degree than their male peers; Challenge of improving participation rates for those from poorer backgrounds.

Reports on the amount received by Cambridge University in England from an anonymous donor to set up an endowment fund to honor cosmologist Stephen Hawking. Cambridge as the top university in the first international science league table; Implication of the donation and the ranking on the university, particularly in its science and research department.

Reports on the positive effect of widening access to Bristol University on academic life in Bristol, England. Increase in the number of first-class degrees awarded; Improvement in the learning environment with a more socially diverse student body; Accusation of offering places to students from poorly performing state schools.

Reports on the apprehension towards the expected decrease in higher education funding despite Chancellor Gordon Brown's pledge to prioritize science and innovation in his budget statement in England. Prediction from the Institute of Public Policy Research report that higher education will be facing problems when Whitehall budgets are set for 2005 to 2008; Modest budget for science compared with the other public services; Exclusion of tuition fees in the chancellor's higher education funding.

Reports on the initiation of salvage attempts at the Southampton University after a fire accident in England in 2005. University research facilities that were destroyed by the fire; Estimated cost of rebuilding at the university; Views of Attila Emecz, director of program operations at the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, on the accident.

The article reports on the increasing number of applicants vying for a place at Cambridge University in England. Figures show that there are 13, 527 applications that have been received for 2006 entry. The figures do not include data on the social backgrounds of applicants, which would indicate whether Cambridge's bursary scheme has attracted more working-class applicants.

The article focuses on Simon Burgess, professor of economics at Bristol University and director of the Centre for Market and Public Organisation. He presented the findings of research on the economics of parental choice to the Prime Minister's Strategy unit the day before the British government published its White Paper on education. He reacted to the White paper saying that he wants to see more emphasis being placed on support for poorer families to make choices.

Reports on key controversies pertaining to the credibility of the National Student Survey of final-year students in England citing the omission of Oxford, Cambridge and Warwick universities from the results. Assessment of teaching quality, academic support and university facilities; Details about the conduct of the survey; Protests over the results of the survey.

Focuses on the application of a computer system of researcher Dennis Duty which calculates the risk of students dropping out at Huddersfield University Business School in England. Computer architecture of the computer system; Insights of Duty on the trends on student drop outs and retention; Claim of Duty that the policy supports the student in whatever decision they feel is right and not necessarily to persuade them to stay; Significance of the national completion rate in higher education in comparison with that of other countries.

Reports that students will be banned from living on a housing development near Loughborough University under a legal agreement being negotiated by council planners in England. Terms of the agreement; Expression of concerns about the area's growing student population; Disapproval of building a student residence on the same site.

Reports on the move of Sheffield Hallam University and Nottingham Trent University in seeking officials’ permission to improve the bursaries offered to the undergraduates in England. Approval of the initial access proposals by the Office for Fair Access; Regime of fees and student support; Estimation of the total spending on bursaries.

Reports on results of "The Times Higher"-Hobsons' "UK School Leaver Recruitment Review" of teenagers on England and Wales to determine their attitude towards higher education, tuition fees and student debt. Teenagers' doubts about their literacy, numeracy and computer skills; Confusion about the costs of university life; Percentage of white teenagers who plan to go to university.

Reports that Cambridge University's ruling body of academics, Regent House in England will debate a revised draft of rules on intellectual property rights. Background on the intellectual property rights debate; Provisions under the draft of rules proposed by the university council led by Alison Richard.

Reports on the appointment of college professor, Colin Wheeler to the position of marketing chairman at Portsmouth University in England. Career achievements; Expertise in international marketing; Contributions in the internationalization of small and medium-sized high-technology firms.

Reports on the appointment of David Hopkins as the first HSBC iNet chair of international leadership in education at the University of London Institute of Education in London, England. Academic career; Research work into the school leadership and approaches to learning in different countries; Work experience as director of the Standards and Effectiveness Unit at the Department for Education and Skills.

Reports on a North-South divide in applications for undergraduate places at Cambridge University. Appeal of the university to overseas applicants.

Reports on efforts of Cambridge University to generate an extra revenue each school year starting 2006 in Cambridge, England. Total amount anticipated to generate; Plan of the university to use the extra earning on bursaries and financial aid; Opportunities offered to financially-challenged but are deserving students.

Reports on the proposals to build Britain's first campus-based academy for 16 to 19-year-olds at Brunel University in Middlesex, England. Agreement of the Government to fund a feasibility study into the proposition; Concept which could see teenagers share Brunel's sport and library facilities with undergraduates; Considerations whether the academy should provide residential routes and offer accommodation for some teenagers.

Reports on the number of course options that will be cut from the curriculum of Anglia Polytechnic University in England. Reasons behind the university's decision to cut down the number of courses offered.

Reports on the opposition from the heads of three science departments to the pay reform proposals at Cambridge University in Cambridge, England. Pay disparity between senior teachers and junior academic staff; Threat to the quality of teaching and research work at the institution; Increase in the starting salary of research associates.

Reports on the concern of the vice-chancellor of Cambridge University, Alison Richard, on expansion in Cambridge, England. Importance for the university to reduce its dependence on state funding; Views of Richard on the growth of the number of students; Plan of the Government to expand higher education.

Details a recommendation from an university panel that Cambridge University in England should readdress the range of academic work and the future of courses for it to retain its reputation and address funding shortfall. Call for a reassessment of the future strategy of the institution and the reassessment of the relationship between the university's central authorities and its colleges; Optimism that fund raising planned to coincide with the university's 800th anniversary will ease the financial problems of the university.

Highlights a conference in London, England, focused on the dangers of date rape and other crimes against female college students. Discussion of the vulnerability of first-year and international students to date rape, muggers and the general safety of female students waling around the campus at night; Drink and drug abuse issues on campus.

Reports on the unwillingness among Cambridge University managers to deal with underperforming staff in Cambridge, England. Decision on personnel management based in the state of employment law and practice; Priority on the efficiency of the university's teaching and research; Need for revision of staffing procedures.

Reports on the teaching methods by academic institutions and its efficiency towards student employability in England. Likelihood of employers to opt for students with confidence rather than those with technical skills or academic knowledge; Things that employers value the most are qualities and dispositions; Suggestions on what academics should focus more on.

Reports on the conference given to academics and university administrators at Hertfordshire University in Hertfordshire, England, regarding internet marketing by Manchester United, a soccer team, in September 2004. Lecture given by Vange Kourentis, marketing manager of Manchester United Interactive, regarding the use of technology in branding; Marketing principles common to football and higher education.

Reports on the decline in the number of teenagers participating in higher education in London, England. Percentage of decline in participation; Call for the British government to encourage more young people to consider training and apprenticeships; Participation rates in several boroughs.

Presents the Higher Education Statistics Agency's data on employment within 6 months after graduation in Great Britain. Chances for women to find a job faster than men; Employment rates of creative arts and design courses; Number of students leaving the universities each year.

Reports on the brand revamp for Anglia Polytechnic University in England. Marketing work to develop the university's reputation in high-quality disciplines; Economic contribution from the partnership with colleges; Improvement in the educational standards.

Reports that British historian Olwen Hufton is the sole standard bearer for the arts among a plethora of scientists recognized at the head of the Queen's Birthday Honors in 2004 in England. Profile of Hufton; Knighthood to be bestowed upon seven scientists for their services to science and medicine; Other awardees at the event.

Reports that "Mister Creativity" and business guru John Kao will deliver a lecture on innovation and creative thinking on May 25, 2004 in London, England. Importance of the development of business ideas; Inclusion of Kao's lecture in the DandAD congress, a three-week long celebration of the design and advertising industries; Kao's career background.

Focuses on the radical academic strategy being considered by Oxford University in England which might upset other constituent colleges determined to guard their autonomy. Consultation paper of the college that laid out its plan for the next 16 years; Reasons for Oxford's need to change; Plan to increase the number of postgraduate students.

Reports on the intellectual property rights regulation proposed by the governing body of Cambridge University in Cambridge, England which will give its academics the right to publish discoveries free of charge for the public good even if the university can make money out of them commercially. Reaction of critics to the proposal; Terms of the draft rules; Proceeds of the commercial exploitation of researches.

Universities of Great Britain, will find it harder to win extra state cash if the link between teaching and research is broken, academics will hear this week, as of March 19, 2004. Roger Brown, the principal of Southampton Institute, will call for practical steps to bolster the relationship between teaching and "disciplined inquiry" in his opening speech to an international conference on research and teaching. The idea of creating teaching-only institutions, as well as the further concentration of research that has already occurred, was proposed by ministers early last year. It has been criticised by university vice-chancellors and the unions.

Reports on the move of academicians who teach modern languages at De Montfort University in Leicester, England, regarding the suspension of their courses. Anticipation towards the university's decision on their redeployment or dismissal; Discussions about the permanent closure of the courses; Reference to the decline of student applications in the languages courses as the reason for the suspension.

Reports that British legislator David Rendel has claimed that the England-based Oxford University plans to become a private university. Assertion by Rendel that the university intends to give up state funding in favor of raising its tuition fees; Plan of the British government to review its cap on university fees.