Labour offers bill concession
ACADEMIC protest has forced the government to consider amending its controversial Teaching and 糖心Vlog Bill. But serious opposition remains as both the Liberal Democrats and the...
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Ward makes apology to MPs
Colleges chief Roger Ward has apologised unreservedly to a Commons select committee for misleading members over evidence given to their inquiry into further education. The education and employment...
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Loan defaults hit high
MORE students are defaulting on their loan repayments than at any time since the scheme was launched seven years ago. Figures in the Student Loans Company's annual report for 1996-97 show defaults...
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Tuition waiver criticised
The University of Central England's decision to waive fees for some of its courses has been condemned by some local institutions. UCE announced last week that students joining its engineering and...
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The community magnets
CHURCH institutions were very important in the early phases of town development in medieval times, according to a researcher who has investigated the growth of Gloucester and Worcester. Richard Holt...
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Awards
The Partnership Trust The trust's prize for economics has been awarded to Jonathan Aylen, senior lecturer in the department of economics at the University of Salford, for his innovative approach to...
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Chairs
University of Derby Marie Parker-Jenkins, formerly at the University of Nottingham, has been appointed research professor in education and chair of the school research committee. Aston University...
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The killer stalking campuses
Howard Newby describes how Southampton University responded to the death from meningitis of three first-year students Last year it was Cardiff, this year Southampton; next year...? Such is the...
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Medieval narrative through stained glass
Churches with painted windows cast light on life in the later middle ages. THE MEDIEVAL stained glass of Europe provides a rich insight into the devotional life of the later middle ages, largely...
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Asian peril
ONE in five British Asians will develop diabetes, heart or kidney disease before the age of 40, Leicester University researchers have warned. The incidence of the diseases is much greater among...
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Smart wheelchair
A WHEELCHAIR which can be driven with switches, joysticks, a scanner or by the occupant using their voice has been developed by Edinburgh University. The "smart wheelchair" is for children and adults...
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On the spots
NATIONAL guidelines for treating acne could be available in three years, following a study into treatments of the condition. A team of health economics and microbiology researchers from the...
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Labour's evolution
"IS NEW Labour a new political party?" and "has ideological content been lost in the presentation" are two of the hypotheses being tested by an historian at Kingston University. Brian Brivati, a...
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Most grads well skilled for jobs, bosses say
Three out of four graduate employers feel universities produce graduates who have the skills they need. Employers who thought graduates ill-prepared cited graduates' poor practical skills and "...
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Workers require lifelong learning
Changes in the world of work will increase demand for lifelong learning, according to the author of a report published this week. Valerie Bayliss, director of the Royal Society for the Encouragement...