Entente cordiale benefits students
This week's bridge-building summit between the UK and France over Iraq produced one spectacular success in the form of a groundbreaking agreement to create the first cross-Channel university, writes...
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Cambridge's status at risk
Cambridge University could be excluded from the government's elite tier of research universities after academics dismissed proposals to reform the way the institution is run. Vice-chancellor Alec...
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Fact: term jobs damage grades
The first concrete evidence that poorer students are undermining their academic performance by working during term time emerged at a Universities UK seminar on debt this week. Higher education...
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Graduates seek bankruptcy to clear debt
Hundreds of students and recent graduates are seeking to declare themselves bankrupt in a bid to write off their student debt, the National Union of Students said this week. Since it emerged this...
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ILA fraud astronomic
Almost £100 million of fraudulent or irregular payments could have been made under the disastrous Individual Learning Accounts scheme, the National Audit Office has said. The NAO reported last week...
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Race case rumbles on
Two of three students suspended in a race row at Bell College in Hamilton may be reinstated, but they could still face disciplinary action. The three legal studies students reportedly alleged that...
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Campus for Swindon
Swindon could gain a university campus. Plans by the University of Bath to set up a campus in Swindon for the equivalent of 8,000 full-time students were cemented with the backing of Swindon MP...
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Stubbs wins settlement
The government is to pay £95,000 to Sir William Stubbs, former chairman of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, who was dismissed at the height of last year's A-levels debacle. The Department...
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Drugs screen launched
Oxford University has launched a project to develop drugs to combat the smallpox virus after it has infected its host. As in the acclaimed cancer screensaver project, idle time on 2 million PCs...
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Arts forge science link
The Arts and Humanities Research Board is fostering the marriage of science and art with a fellowship scheme for creative and performing arts staff in England who want to collaborate with scientists...
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Colleges criticised
One in five further education colleges inspected is "inadequate", according to Ofsted's annual report published this week. The inspection of 105 colleges since April 2001, when Ofsted became...
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Meet targets, win bonus
Further education colleges could be rewarded according to the number of their students who progress to higher education if performance targets drawn up by the Learning and Skills Council are...
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Quality concerns could scupper plans for Bradford 'multiversity'
Plans to create the UK's first "multiversity" through a merger of Bradford University and Bradford College have been called into question by funding council officials, writes Tony Tysome. The...
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Army struggles to integrate women
The British army's much trumpeted attempts to attract and integrate female soldiers were dealt a severe blow this week as research revealed that many of "our boys" would like to keep the girls out....
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Scots launch world-class medical school online
A Scottish-led venture to revolutionise medical education through e-learning will be launched on Monday at the World eLearning Conference 2003 in Edinburgh. The first virtual international medical...