Which university has the fattest wallet?

Article Abstract:

An analysis of how the fall in the value of the stock markets has affected the financial health of universities and colleges in the United Kingdom since the Times Higher Education Supplement last conducted a survey of university wealth in 2001. The survey reveals that Cambridge is still the richest institution in the UK, with net assets up by 0.6% to UKPd1.23 bil, followed by Oxford with net assets up 0.2% to UKPd809 mil and Edinburgh with net assets up 1.4% to UKPd696 mil. However, the fall in the stock markets has impacted on the value of the endowments of a number of institutions, with Cambridge still leading the tables but seeing its endowments fall by 25.8% to UKPd490 mil, followed by Oxford with endowments down 24% to UKPd390 mil and Edinburgh with endowments down 13.4% to UKPd142 mil.

Financial management, Colleges & Universities, Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools, Colleges and universities, Finance, Surveys, Company financing, Rankings, Educational aspects, Educational finance

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Bill to subject research to 'public benefit' test

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Academic research will face more scrutiny under the Charities Bill which is working its way through parliament. When the Bill becomes law, the new public benefit test introduced could cause a conflict of interest for some researchers.

Legal issues & crime, Product standards, safety, & recalls, Government regulation (cont), Government regulation, Research and Testing Services, Scientific Research and Development Services, Legal/Government Regulation, Research & Development-Universities, Standards, Laws, regulations and rules, University research

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Help with that tricky choice

Article Abstract:

Issues concerning university performance tables are discussed. League tables matter for those at the top and the bottom, but are less significant for those in the middle with only 3% of undergraduates making use of them.

Statistics, Education, Higher, Higher education, Higher Education Funding Council for England

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