That age-old problem
Does anyone know what the government means by lifelong learning? Clearly it has nothing to do with mature people going to university since 1 still hear the phrase on the lips of ministers when there...
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Why I ...believe universities should face up to workplace bullying
There are two types of bully: the psychopathic type, driven by a deep psychological need to demean, devalue or harass someone else to raise his/her own status; and the overloaded bully - someone who...
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Spies wanted (academics need not apply)
Although David Childs was shocked to learn an academic had spied on him, he still thinks they make lousy agents In the years leading up to 1989 there were few British academics carrying out research...
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Kuching
Malaysian education minister Tan Sri Dato' Musa Mohamad has told universities that they must find their own solutions to a shortage of lecturers.
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Jerusalem
Nehemia Levtzion, chairman of the planning and budgeting committee of Israel's Council for ÌÇÐÄVlog, has been re-appointed for a second term. He was nominated by Yossi Sarid, minister of...
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Nouakchott
National University of Mauritania students battled with police in the capital hours after the government announced a 100 per cent increase in fuel prices, which immediately affected the cost of...
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Claims of 'appalling' sexism rock ILT
Accusations of sexism have hit the Institute for Learning and Teaching, set up to spread good practice throughout higher education. The Association of University Teachers said the ILT was promoting "...
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Oxford College too strict on sexual harassment
The female head of an Oxford college has criticised the university for being too strict on sexual harassment. Ruth Deech, principal of St Anne's College, said Oxford had "overdone" its concerns,...
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Liverpool under attack over use of students as teachers
Quality watchdogs have warned Liverpool University that improvements are necessary before full confidence can be placed in the quality of its courses, writes Phil Baty. They are particularly...
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Doubts cast on 'dog's dinner' post-16 bill
Serious doubts were raised this week over the government's blueprint for post-16 education. Both the Liberal Democrats and college principals cast doubt on the proposed funding and planning shake-up...
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Blunkett hints at big RAE changes
Education secretary David Blunkett has hinted in a lecture to social scientists that he would like to see widespread changes to the research assessment exercise. Speaking at an event arranged by the...
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Nicol Stephen praises academic research
Nicol Stephen, Scotland's deputy minister for enterprise and lifelong learning, has praised academic research as the crucial underpinning for government policy, writes Olga Wojtas. He was delivering...
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Labour to dodge top NUS face-off
No Labour candidate is to stand for election as president of the National Union of Students for the first time since the party started to put up candidates 18 years ago. Andrew Pakes, the current NUS...
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Lord McIntosh on Scottish fee arrangements
Lord McIntosh of Haringey, government spokesman in the House of Lords, has denied that students in Scotland who come from elsewhere in the United Kingdom are suffering discrimination over fees. In...
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Warwick privatisation fears
Overseas and postgraduate students at the University of Warwick may be asked to pay "market-sensitive" tuition fees next year, prompting warnings from the students' union of creeping privatisation,...