Appointments
Management research initiative AIM has appointed the following research fellows: Elena Antonacopoulou, lecturer in human resources and organisation analysis, Manchester Business School; John Bessant...
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FE focus in plan to widen skills
Further education is at the centre of government plans to close the skills gap between Britain and its competitors. But the extra cash for individual learners comes with strings attached. Other...
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Culture clash threatens to halt Bradford merger
The creation of Britain's first "comprehensive university" via a merger of the University of Bradford with neighbouring Bradford College could be threatened by a disagreement over the drafting of...
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Luton billed for virtual failure
Luton University faces a legal bill of up to £300,000 for its role as a member of a European Commission research consortium that bungled plans to set up a European virtual university, writes Phil...
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E-learning isn't 'geeky', Clarke says
Education secretary Charles Clarke has challenged universities to think more creatively about how to best use e-learning. At the launch of the government's e-learning strategy consultation document...
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First quality watchdog audit pans Chichester
The new university quality regime "may be light touch 0but is certainly no soft touch", the man behind the latest system warned as he published the first audits. One of the two reports, on University...
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Expulsion threat lifted
The University of London has abandoned its threat to expel any college that uses its own degree-awarding powers. The move, made at a council meeting last week, aimed to head off any future rift....
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Joined-up thinking
We urgently need a body to reconcile competing interests in higher education, says Roger Brown The government's confirmation of its intention to allow institutions without research degree-awarding...
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Why a part-time job can pay off
Working on campus can enhance degree study, say Janie Barnett and Myrtle Ching-Rappa As fees rise and grants and scholarships decline, students must borrow more or work more to meet the cost of...
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Science dies out in English 'deserts'
Almost 80 university science and engineering departments have closed in England in the past ten years, according to government figures obtained by The THES. The Department for Education and Skills...
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A visionary at the crossroads
Walter Benjamin
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Sigmund fells trendy straw men
How Customers Think
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How liberty can be just a game of chance
The First Freedom
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Old-timers get a new lease of life
Don't Get above Your Raisin' - Bluegrass Odyssey - Will You Miss Me when I'm Gone? The Carter Family and Their Legacy in American Music
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Social harmony, sexual discord
J. W. Waterhouse