We are not amused
Your article "Lecturers' hours deal for Natfhe" (THES, October 14) describes Roger Ward, Colleges Employers Forum's chief executive, as "very amused" by this college's collective agreement on...
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Appointments
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH. The National Institute of Economic and Social Research has appointed the following governors: Charles Bean, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE;...
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Blimp, Jeeves and Wooster
Correlli Barnett argues that Britain failed to reinvent itself after the war partly because of its inept and liberal elite. When Britain under its new Labour Government made the transition from war...
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Unis eye Euro regeneration funds
AS European Union leaders this week thrashed out the Treaty of Amsterdam, the Labour Government proved it could take as firm a stand as its predecessor when it felt its interests are threatened. But...
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New government prefers to control
Nineteen-ninety-seven has been a dramatic year. In May the new model Labour party swept to power in the general election with an even larger majority than expected. A surge of euphoria greeted its...
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Concrete ideas to build on
Major Construction Works
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Of reds and black stuff
Miners, Unions and Politics, 1910-1947
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IT cannot replace eye-to-eye
Technology may save money for the cash-strapped OU but students may suffer Information technology means job cuts. Not always, not everywhere. But it is now impossible to pretend that the higher...
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Labour-saving devices
Reinventing the Left - The Labour Party Since 1979:
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Finding new ways to measure success
Universities are still described as 'old' and 'new'. But these labels do not do justice to a diverse and rapidly changing sector. Alan Thomson reports A new pecking order is emerging in English...
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Grants
UNIVERSITY OF READING. Research grants: Dr K. Niranjan, Pounds 158,584 from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (impeller agitated aerobic bioreactors: new insights into gas...
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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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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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The elitism of 'people like us'
TWO FACTORS will shape the future of the university in Britain: trends and political policy. Both major political parties agree that higher education must accord with economic circumstances. This...
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Europe will not go away Sir Ron
Britain attracts more exchange students than it ever sends abroad. Anne Corbett argues for a more positive approach towards Europe when the country takes the Union presidency in January The 83,000...