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From today's UK papers
FINANCIAL TIMES The perception that MBA programmes turn out ruthless, power-hungry egoists whose only attitude to business is how to make money could be true, according to the latest research from...
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Latest UK news
TUC backs paid study leave The Trades Union Congress has added its weight to a push for paid training leave for all employees. Labour MP David Chaytor launched a bill last week...
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Daily TV & radio guide - Monday
(All times pm unless stated.) Composer of the Week (9.00 am R3 and rest of week) is Szymanowski. Book of the Week (9.45 R4) is Mauve by Simon Garfield. What If? (10.00 am, repeated 1.00, 4.00, 7.00,...
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Daily TV & radio guide - Sunday
(All times pm unless stated.) Any Mother's Son (11.45 am R4). The story of Westminster Abbey's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, dedicated 80 years ago this year. Icons of the 20th Century (12 noon C5)....
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Daily TV & radio guide - Saturday
(All times pm unless stated.) The Century Speaks (2.30 R4). Part six: "Getting Older". Another dip into the BBC's oral history archives. Will the Real Aaron Copland Please Take a Bow? (6.30 R3). A...
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University of Nairobi closed after shootings
The University of Nairobi has been closed indefinitely after two students were shot by a government minister's guards outside the Kenyan parliament buildings on November 8. Students protesting over a...
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Doctors oppose four-year degrees
Heads of medical schools fear that the government intends to cut medical degrees from five years to four as part of its drive to get more doctors into the National Health Service quickly and cheaply...
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Local cooperation favoured for post-16 education
The new Learning and Skills Council will phase in an "interventionist" system of funding and local strategic planning when it takes the reins of post-16 education and training from April. The news...
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E-university will not appeal to investors
The e-university needs to be rethought to make it more attractive to investors — but partners are waiting in the wings. Speaking at a meeting of the Association of University Administrators at the...
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Britannia admired, but not too cool
Higher education is Britain's top asset for a positive image overseas, an international probe by the British Council and Mori has found. Young professionals surveyed in 28 countries gave British...
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Incentive to increase access too low, says registrar
Elite universities have no incentive to seek to increase the proportion of school-leavers entering higher education because the price the government pays is too low, says Oxford University's...
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Minister holds fate of board that oversaw SQA fiasco
Jack McConnell, Scotland's new education minister, is taking legal advice on the fate of the Scottish Qualifications Authority's board. All 24 members of the board offered their resignations last...
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Relief at departure of Ofsted leader
Lecturers' union leaders this week joined college chiefs in welcoming the decision of outspoken Ofsted chief inspector Chris Woodhead to resign. Natfhe general secretary Paul Mackney said Mr Woodhead...
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Access is given the third degree
Higher and further education institutions are joining with local authorities in Aberdeen and the northeast of Scotland to create a pioneering third "university" for the region. The 3sixtyº University...