College staff driven away by red tape
Bureaucracy is driving experienced staff from the college sector and damaging teaching quality, research by the Institute of Education suggests. The research, commissioned by lecturers' union Nathfe...
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Student places and funds top Northern Ireland Assembly agenda
Northern Ireland further and higher education minister Sean Farren is poised to set up a review of student finance. At the first formal question time in the Northern Ireland Assembly, Mr Farren said...
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SNP vetoes introduction of student fees
As uncertainty continues over the Scottish Executive's response to Cubie, the Scottish National Party has vetoed the prospect of any graduate contribution. John Swinney, shadow minister for...
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Quigley committee told tuition fee may lose students in Scotland
The Committee of Scottish ÌÇÐÄVlog Principals has told the Quigley committee that the tuition fee anomaly may be losing Scottish higher education 1 per cent of its student population. And it...
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'Elitist' exam plan under fire
Universities and schools need to agree on an admissions policy for the reformed sixth-form curriculum before it is too late, sector leaders have urged. John Dunford, general secretary of the...
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Accountants defect as institute fails to get flexible
The professional body for accountants in England and Wales approved a new qualification for chartered accountant students last week - but failed to win support from top accountancy firms. The...
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Oxford beats rival in cash dash
Oxford University is beating its ancient rival Cambridge in the battle for private research cash, figures reveal. Total income from research grants and contracts was Pounds 120.9 million in 1998-99,...
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Clamour to scrap system
Student leaders, education lawyers and politicians have stepped up calls to abolish the ancient visitor system for resolving staff and student complaints in the old universities. The redoubled...
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Humanities training should be tailormade
The Arts and Humanities Research Board should refrain from setting up a fixed research training programme for postgraduate students similar to those run by the research councils. That is the...
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Liberation in merger
The 18th-century Palladian mansion and 260 acres of surrounding parkland and lakes would form an attractive asset to any portfolio. Add to that the internationally acclaimed Yorkshire Sculpture Park...
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Rabbie's inspiration marked by poetry in motion
As Burns Night approaches, commemorating Scotland's fav-ourite poet, St Andrews University is to honour Burns's own favourite Scottish poet with a year-long celebration. The St Andrews Scottish...
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Pets score points rather than kids
Students wanting to take veterinary courses need A-level point scores nearly twice as high as those wanting to be teachers, latest statistics show. Analysis for the ÌÇÐÄVlog Statistics Agency...
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Genetics to force NHS link
The genetics revolution will drive universities into closer collaboration with the National Health Service as professionals strive to keep up to date with the new technology, according to a...
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Assembly urges NEWI scrutiny
The Welsh Assembly has bolstered its tough stance on university mismanagement by ordering an inquiry into complaints against the North East Wales Institute of ÌÇÐÄVlog in Wrexham. The...
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Women still tapping on glass ceiling
A pressure group for senior women in higher education celebrates its tenth anniversary next week. Through the Glass Ceiling, a networking and lobbying group, was set up by Christine King, now vice-...