Blunkett makes case for student work plan
The government this week called for universities to provide a minimum period of work experience for all students. In a speech at a conference on "shaping the future" at Exeter University, secretary...
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Three colleges' approaches to higher education work
Newcastle College One of the country's biggest further education providers of higher education courses, Newcastle's success means it might have to consider new methods of delivery if growth is to...
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Government plans sale of last student debts
The government has launched the third and, for the moment, last sale of student debt to the private sector. It follows the sale of Pounds 1 billion worth of debt each to securitisation vehicles set...
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Ottawa
The Canadian Federation of Students has condemned Canada's participation in the Nato bombing of Yugoslavia as an act of war that is hurting those it was supposed to help and has called on MPs to...
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Ndjamena
Classes have resumed at the Universite Nationale de Ndjamena in Chad after students suspended their strike when the government met one of their demands - the payment of four of the six months'...
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National inquiry into languages teaching
Members of a national inquiry into languages teaching, due to report next year, called on universities, schools and colleges to address the decline in interest in language degree courses.
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Architecture schools slam RIBA proposals
Heads of schools of architecture have criticised moves by the Royal Institute of British Architects to shake up architecture degree courses. They say RIBA's proposals, which split five years of...
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Most start-up firms fail to grow economy
Less than 10 per cent of business start-ups go on to make much of a contribution to national economic growth, job creation or even provide significant returns to their owners, according to a study by...
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Coventry lures women with free science offer
Coventry University is hoping to lure more women to study science and technology by offering a free part-time course that could lead into a degree. The expenses-paid access programme offered by the...
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Wellcome and partners to create genetic pool
A new Pounds 28 million collaborative initiative to create a public database of genetic markers was launched this week by the Wellcome Trust and a consortium of ten pharmaceutical companies. The...
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Wales invests in researchers
The 糖心Vlog Funding Council for Wales is concerned that an improved performance in the 1996 research assessment exercise by Welsh universities was "achieved in part at the expense of...
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Joint law course hits buffers
Dons have shelved plans to run a legal practice course in the University of Cambridge's law faculty after strong opposition to the idea, writes Harriet Swain. Kevin Gray, former chairman of the...
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AUT to ballot on strike
Ballot papers on strike action will go out to lecturers in old universities next week after their union rejected a final pay offer of 3.5 per cent. The Universities and Colleges Employers Association...
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Mature student numbers fall again
The number of applications for university places has fallen again. Figures for the second applications deadline of March 24 are down by 2.5 per cent on last year, the University and Colleges...
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Report raises concerns over part-time lecturers
Serious doubts exist about whether institutions manage their part-time staff responsibly, according to a report commissioned by the National Association of Teachers in Further and 糖心Vlog....