Governing the governors
The Nolan committee is investigating standards in various publicly-funded bodies, including universities. One key issue being examined is the appointment and accountability of university governors....
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Lecturers frozen out
IT to reduce staff by the year 2000, say universities. Thousands of university lecturers took to the streets this week to protest at underfunding and low pay. But universities are planning to cut...
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The good corporate citizen
Diversification, Refocusing and Economic Performance - Corporate Governance
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The woman from Auntie
Former Woman's Hour editor Sally Feldman tells Kam Patel why she is leaving journalism to become dean of the school of media at The London College of Printing. Sally Feldman laughs as she recalls her...
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Big shout for research
Research has traditionally existed as a part of our culture, with scientific breakthroughs occurring in a more or less haphazard way. Small, self-governing groups have been responsible for major...
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Standards geared up
It is encouraging that a profession that has made a vital contribution to Britain's prosperity during this century should be asking itself tough questions about its role and coming up with a sober...
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Earful of sound advice on the best ways to tap the beat
The Computer Music Tutorial
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History helps the dismal science
European Review of Economic History
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FE colleges score but fail to win
When further education colleges were told, after incorporation, to hone their performance, few envisaged chasing so many moving goalposts. It must come as little comfort that their cheerleaders are...
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Laddismo foot on the clutch
DURING a seminar on transport and society in 1993 three of my students worked out a project that had us hastening two kilometres across town to a pub called the Graf Eberhard, named after the 15th-...
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CBI pre-emptive move on training
The Confederation of British Industry is backing a training league table for employers. The table would set out the record of individual businesses on training investment, as a way of stopping the...
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Dole line management
Actively Seeking Work
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Cassandra's clueless heirs
The Business of Economics
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Science base rocked to core
As the academies warn that research capability is under threat, Tony Trinci puts flesh on the bones they rattle. The November 1995 Budget represents a defining moment for university education and...
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The political hot potatoes
As the party conference season gets under way, The THES asked the government and the opposition parties what they see as the next big political issues facing higher education. Each spokesperson was...