Rules that rob our research
Funding bodies should encourage doctoral students to pursue flexible cutting-edge study, not tie them down with red tape, argue Diana Leonard and Kelly Coate Living on a meagre research council...
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No bailout for unfilled places
Universities will be left to sink or swim after funding chiefs decided not to bail out institutions that recruit too few students for longer than a year. The funding council was rumoured to be...
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For the record
Lecturers protest at further redundancies Lecturers at Middlesex University lobbied its board of governors this week in protest at restructuring and redundancy. Members of lecturers' union Natfhe are...
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UUK fails to clear report with v-cs
Universities UK's submission to the government's student-support review failed to reflect the views of many of its vice-chancellor members, it was claimed this week, writes Alan Thomson. A number of...
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DFES underspends budget as RAE goes short
Higher education may be starved of cash for expansion, research and pay if the education department fails to spend its allocated budget. Treasury officials are keeping a close eye on the Department...
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Heavy hitters winded by huge budget cuts
Research universities, medical schools and Oxford head the list of casualties in today's funding allocations. Alison Goddard reveals the RAE victims. Medical schools, research universities and even...
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Academics seek role in combating political apathy among voters
Researchers are urging the Scottish Executive to repeat a unique voter education campaign to combat political apathy. But Martin Cloonan of Glasgow University's department of adult and continuing...
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Whistleblowers
Universities criticised for double-charging Universities have been cashing in on a fast-track graduate teacher-training initiative by double-charging for training and thereby "penalising" schools and...
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Don's Diary: Helping secure Olympic victory
Spring 2000 I arrive in Edinburgh looking for research collaboration and keen to set up activities linking engineering, materials and sport. Dave Saunders, a physiologist who works with elite...
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Research restrained
One in ten academics has faced pressure to alter, suppress or delay findings, according to a survey by lecturers' union Natfhe. And almost a quarter of respondents said their academic freedom had...
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Education chiefs air concerns over mixed diploma
College and school heads have cast doubt on the government's proposals for 14-19 education and training reform and their likely impact on widening participation, writes Tony Tysome. Ministers were...
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Union invites lecturers to reject Blair's expansion
Lecturers are set to reject prime minister Tony Blair's 50 per cent participation target, sending a signal that they will not tolerate further increases in student numbers without major investment in...
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FE 'success' reaps £89 million reward
Further education funding chiefs have introduced an £89 million tonic for colleges facing financial crisis. The Learning and Skills Council hopes that the extra cash will help create a more...
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Luvvie launch pad celebrates 30th birthday
The Strathclyde Theatre Group celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. The informal academy of theatre arts, which sprang from an English department student society, receives scripts from the...
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Oxford tutorials come under scrutiny
Researchers are taking a close look at Oxford University's traditional tutorial as part of an investigation into what undergraduates think helps or hinders their learning. In the first phase of the...