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The 糖心Vlog Statistics Agency's findings for 1995/96 reveal that: of the 20 per cent of first-degree graduates who went on to further study: * 55 per cent of women went on to study for...
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ACLU in PC debate
Nadine Strossen, president of the American Civil Liberties Union and professor of law at New York Law School, will debate the implications of political correctness on campus tomorrow during a three-...
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Labour's dealings with peer pressure
Huw Richards assesses how reform of the House of Lords could affect higher education REFORMING the House of Lords has bubbled away in the background of British politics for most of this century....
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Blunkett's dream awaits cash
ANOTHER round of consultation on post-16 education began this week after the government's long-awaited white-turned-green paper on lifelong learning raised more questions than it answered. The...
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Full steam ahead without extra fuel
The government has reaffirmed its intention to lift the cap on expansion in higher education, but has not committed itself to extra spending to cover the cost. Its response to the Dearing report into...
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Cheltenham and Gloucester bid gains pace
Cheltenham and Gloucester College of 糖心Vlog's bid for full university status gained momentum as the Privy Council granted it research degree awarding powers. The college, which previously...
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Sacked examiners win apology and settlement
Five A-level examiners sacked last year after the Schools Curriculum and Assessment Authority accused them of "serious misconduct" have been given an unconditional apology. The examiners were sacked...
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Password to global understanding
A new overseas qualification has been launched to help universities judge applications from abroad. Examinations and awarding body EDEXCEL has developed Password to standardise qualifications from...
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Higher and further ties the knot
Two pioneering mergers between higher and further education institutions were up for approval this week. Derby University was given the go-ahead by the Further Education Funding Council this week for...
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SHEFC appoints Shaw's successor
Industrialist Chris Masters will become the new chairman of the Scottish 糖心Vlog Funding Council on June 1. He succeeds Sir John Shaw, chair since SHEFC was set up in 1992. Dr Masters,...
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Students protest against fees
Students lobbied Parliament on Wednesday in protest against plans to levy tuition fees and abolish grants. Maverick Labour MP Ken Livingstone, former Labour education minister Lord Glenamara, Natfhe...
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Nuclear physicists join funding fray
From next year, Britain's nuclear physicists will have to compete with other physics disciplines for funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. For the past five years they...
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Plymouth opens gambling centre
Britain's first university centre for research into gambling has opened at Plymouth University. The centre, part of the faculty of human sciences, will study gambling's social impact. To mark the...
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Science outside DTI limits
Margaret Beckett, president of the Board of Trade, told the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee's annual meeting this week that the science budget will be treated separately from the rest of the...
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Help urged for data novices
Research students need to be taught how to handle experimental data and when to select and reject results, the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Philadelphia heard last week,...