IPPR says participation push excludes the old
The government's widening participation initiative discriminates against old people, according to a report published this week by the Institute for Public Policy Research. Tom Schuller, dean of the...
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Work progresses on English Bac
THES reporters examine the A-level crisis and look at options being considered. Academics are working on an English Baccalaureate to replace the beleaguered A level. Schools standards minister David...
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College students appeal
THES reporters examine the A-level crisis and look at options being considered. Among the papers submitted to the OCR exam board to be re-marked are 40 of 121 A-level psychology students at Barnsley...
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V-cs get set for crisis fallout
THES reporters examine the A-level crisis and look at options being considered. Vice-chancellors were anxiously awaiting the outcome of the Tomlinson inquiry into A-level marking today to gauge how...
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Big bill to meet disability law
The £56 million given to universities so far to make their campuses accessible to disabled students is not enough to pay for the work needed at Cambridge University alone. Vice-chancellors have...
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Patriot games of two halves
Fans and athletes in Scotland and Northern Ireland are not talking the same language when it comes to national identity, according to an Ulster University academic. Alan Bairner, professor of sports...
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Microsoft asks faculties to adopt new regime
Microsoft is to scrap its costly certification regime for professional training in its products. Instead, it is asking academic institutions to sign up to provide training with a scheme it promises...
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Retired staff urged to teach overseas
Retired British academics who still feel they have something to give to higher education can now look overseas for fresh challenges. A scheme devised by the Association of Commonwealth Universities...
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Party puts its faith in student passports
Alan Thomson reports from the Liberal Democrat conference in Brighton. A "passport to higher education" scheme would put power in the hands of students when it came to buying courses and ensuring the...
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Youth vote eager for radical solutions
The Liberal Democrats this week staked their claim as the party of choice for student and younger voters eager for more radical political solutions. A heady blend of policies for free higher...
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'Expand or risk losing have-nots,' v-c warns
Higher education must continue to expand or risk reinforcing social discrimination against disadvantaged groups, a vice-chancellor said this week. Sir David Watson, vice-chancellor of Brighton...
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Helping others to cross the square
From next month, Alice Brown will take a leave of absence from her post as a vice-principal of Edinburgh University to become Scotland's first public-sector ombudsman. Her present position is a world...
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Whistleblowers: Luton professor was wrongfully dismissed
Luton University wrongfully dismissed history professor Nick Tiratsoo and three of his colleagues, an employment tribunal has ruled. They were among dozens of academics made redundant as part of the...
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Star pens union's jingle
Cardiff University student union has scored a showbiz coup by persuading pop diva Kylie Minogue to write a jingle for its helpline, writes Tony Tysome. The Australian star has re-written the lyrics...
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Brains, not beer, pull in punters
Students putting the final touches to their Ucas forms are more likely to be impressed by the intellectual standing of a university than a highly rated party scene or cheap beer. A survey of more...