Sign in
Tenders
RSS
Universitybusiness.co.uk offers a series of RSS feeds for our news services and networks. RSS feeds are an easy way to keep up-to-date with industry news and site information.
Get the latest RSS feedSubscribe
University Business Magazine is delivered free of charge to qualifying subscribers.
All subscribers will also receive free online access to UniversityBusiness.co.uk.
Into threatens to sue UCU
03/08/2008
The private English Language company, Into has threatened to sue the University and College Union (UCU) in the latest development in the row over the English Language teaching market and, what UCU sees as the privatisation of Higher Education.
Tax victory
29/04/2008
Newham College, Cambridge, has won a major victory over HM Revenue and Customs after a five-year VAT battle through the courts.
In 2001, the university made arrangements to mitigate the £1.3 million VAT costs on its £7.5 million library. The law lords ruled that the college had properly taken advantage of a structure which allowed it to recover the tax on building a new library – a rare victory for a VAT-saving scheme.
Rise in student complaints
11/04/2008
There has been a 25 per cent increase in official student complaints against universities. The Office of the Independent Adjudicator received 734 complaints last year, compared with 586 the year before. Predominantly based around exam result challenges, the complaints have also been over the quality of education for international and older postgraduate students.
Video news
Companies & Universities
- Contact Chris Beynon...Swansea University (HEI)
- Contact Matthew Scott...University of Warwick (HEI)
- Contact Mike Wilson...University of Leeds (HEI)
- Contact June Middleton...University of Aberdeen (HEI)
- Contact Philip Severs...Sheffield Hallam University (HEI)
- Contact Stephen Gibbs...University of Wales (HEI)
blog
Matt Robinson, University Business Editor, addresses the issues facing Higher Education.
View our blog
