Biblical fictions
Even though both reviewer and author happen to be professional astronomers, it is surprising that Owen Gingerich ("Born under a wandering star", THES, October 22) seems unaware that few, if any, New...
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Colleges plan for a new sector
A group of further education colleges is seeking government backing to create what amounts to a new polytechnic sector. More than a dozen colleges, each of which receives a substantial part of its...
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High scores let teaching off the hook
Fears that university teaching quality assessments are being rendered irrelevant by the rise of gamesmanship and the work of self-serving "cartels" of assessors have been fuelled by new analysis....
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HE heads angered by delay to degree awarding powers
College heads are "frustrated beyond belief" by the revelation that it will take years for higher education colleges to be given degree-awarding powers, writes Alison Goddard. Dorma Urwin, chair of...
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Drug offenders denied aid
BOSTON People convicted of drugs crime will be banned from receiving federal financial aid for university tuition in the United States from next summer. The ban runs for a minimum of a year from the...
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Readers' reactions
Last week in The THES... Paul Magrs argued that creative writing modules should be taught to students in all departments Mark Robinson Programme director Arts and Humanities Centre for Lifelong...
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Study shows quality does not inform choices
Students and employers largely ignore official teaching quality information when choosing a university or recruiting a graduate, according to a study published by the funding councils this week. The...
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QAA finds Liverpool University nurses put in too few hours
A visit from the Quality Assurance Agency has found that Liverpool University has been failing to meet statutory requirements for training nurses. The university confirmed this week that the QAA...
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Post-16 players vie for position
White paper responses kick off huge reform task. Alan Thomson reports The government will by now have realised the enormity of the task of reshaping post-16 education as it begins sifting through the...
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A superquango rises from ashes
College leaders are delighted that ministers have decided to build the Pounds 5 billion training and skills funding quango on the foundations of the Further Education Funding Council in Coventry,...
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Pressure to bridge school divide
Ministers should wipe out the funding inequities between school sixth forms and their poorer college counterparts, the Further Education Funding Council has advised. The FEFC has joined the...
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UfI's first learning centres join the circus
The first of the University for Industry's planned network of 1,000 "learning centres" will be part of a travelling circus, it has emerged. But the confirmation of other fast-track pilot UfI centres...
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DFEE shares Pounds 117m rebate
The Department for Education and Employment will share in a rebate of up to Pounds 117 million previously locked up in training and enterprise councils' reserves, writes Alan Thomson. The latest...
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Admissions officers dig in heels on A levels
Universities could scupper the government's reform of school qualifications by insisting on their right to make autonomous admissions decisions. It is now clear that universities will resist adopting...
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Scots feathers ruffled by SUfI 'cuckoo' threat
Consensus politics has emerged in the Scottish Parliament over the Scottish University for Industry, with the government accepting an opposition amendment for an investigation into what value it adds...