Newcastle axes physics courses
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Newcastle University is to close its pure physics courses - the latest announcement of science course cuts in UK universities.
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A falling birth rate and demand for education in Welsh means a big change in the capital's schools.
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Lecturers have voted unanimously to boycott government plans to tackle extremism on college campuses.
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There are worries about the economic consequences of a decline in students taking science subjects.
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The government is redirecting university funding to prioritise first-time undergraduates.
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The BBC's Mike Baker looks at the report that UK degree classifications have outlived their usefulness.
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Lecturers have voted unanimously to boycott government plans to tackle extremism on campuses.
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Traditional high-energy lightbulb will be taken off the shelves under a government scheme.
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The building where a gunman killed 30 people and himself on the Virginia Tech campus will be reopened for offices and laboratories, but it will never again be used for classrooms, the university announced Tuesday.
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Take That fans who paid over the odds for tickets on auction website eBay were last night warned they will be turned away from Newcastle's Metro Radio Arena.
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Atlanta, Nov. 11 - First, Georgia&#39;s education chief tried to take the word &quot;evolution&quot; out of the state&#39;s science curriculum.
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The Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon confirmed the axing of four infantry battalions today in a major restructuring of the Army.
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Â· Inspectors split difference over building in south-eastÂ· Tories accuse PM of reneging on green belt
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Newcastle terminate the contract of caretaker manager John Carver.
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A plan to change school admissions in Brighton brings strong feelings and protests.
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Future of science in the hands of teenagers The University of Reading is no longer accepting students onto its Physics courses, and recommends that the entire department be closed no later than 2010. The university says the "current funding context" means it must direct resources into areas of academic strength.â¦
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Damnit, JANET A mysterious equipment failure has crippled part of the UK's superfast educational network JANET (Joint Academic Network).â¦