Blunkett demands training overhaul
Half of all colleges are expected to become centres of excellence in a vocational subject over the next five years, as part of a new scheme outlined by David Blunkett, secretary of state for...
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'Standstill' on the cards after ballot
Universities face virtual shutdown, trade union leaders have warned, as four higher education unions representing almost 100,000 staff secured a mandate for industrial action over pay and conditions...
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Duo looks closer to home for medics
Two universities in Yorkshire joined forces this week in a bid to increase the number of doctors trained in the region by almost 50 per cent and to persuade non-traditional students to consider a...
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Scot bank offers £1.7m in bid to widen access
The Royal Bank of Scotland is giving more than £1.7 million to help widen access at five leading Scottish universities. Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow and St Andrews universities will each win...
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Eleven join forces to attract funds for UK plc
Eleven universities are teaming up with the Department of Trade and Industry to set up an advisory committee for the automotive industry. The Universities and Colleges Automotive Association will be...
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Farren snubs report recommending fee axe
Sean Farren, Northern Ireland's minister for higher and further education, has attacked "deficiencies" in a report on student finance that recommends axeing tuition fees and reintroducing grants....
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Bangor gives excluded women opportunities
A new programme of part-time, flexible learning aimed at women normally excluded from higher education has been launched by the University of Wales, Bangor. The course has been praised by the Higher...
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Solution sought for Scots exam fiasco
Jack McConnell, Scotland's education minister, is involving pupils, parents and teachers in an early-warning system aimed at avoiding a repetition of this year's examinations fiasco, which left...
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Leeds rethinks its fee remission policy
Leeds University has amended its policy on the remission of fees for members of staff undertaking part-time research degrees in the university. From this academic year, fees will be remitted in full...
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Council updates recruitment plan
The British Council, which spearheads a government-backed drive to recruit more overseas students to UK universities and colleges, has launched a strategy to modernise and re-focus its operations. It...
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Get training on track, railways told
Train operating companies and rail service providers such as Railtrack must improve their "pitiful" staff training record, the government has said. Malcolm Wicks, the lifelong learning minister, has...
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Atlantic alliance appoints a chief
A university network that once considered bidding to run the e-university has appointed its first chief executive and is planning a renewed push in the new year. David Pilsbury, previously head of...
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Bond buys Edinburgh a revamp
Edinburgh University is borrowing £40 million through a bond issue to the Prudential finance group in order to restructure. George Sutherland, Edinburgh's director of finance, said the university,...
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Whistleblowers: Evans's appeal upheld
Cambridge University breached its own rules and broke principles of natural justice when it decided not to promote history lecturer Gill Evans for the eighth year running this month, a university...
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Tough teacher talk for v-cs
Universities and schools are failing to work together to produce the type of professional teacher government reforms demand, according to a report from vice-chancellors and principals. Standards have...