Experts: let's axe grades in A levels
A-level students could be given marks instead of grades to help universities judge candidates in the face of grade inflation. The move, which has been welcomed by admissions tutors, was recommended...
Search
-
-
Derrida takes to risky venture
Deconstruction is the postmodern theory that has enabled philosophers to extract hidden meanings from works of literature. Now a Newcastle University computer scientist wants to take the theory out...
-
Innovation 'stifled by fund gap'
Scottish higher education's capacity to innovate is being undermined because it is having to use externally raised funds to subsidise teaching, according to a submission to the Scottish Executive's...
-
Unions unite for 13% pay battle
Lecturers are to demand a 13 per cent pay rise in the first joint pay claim from the Association of University Teachers and rival union Natfhe. The effort, which was expected to be discussed at the...
-
Learndirect to be 'Open University of 21st century'
The University for Industry has unveiled an ambitious new target for its learndirect service to recruit a million learners by 2004-05. With just over 250,000 learndirect recruits so far, learndirect...
-
Linguists struck dumb by fees hike
Students sitting exams set by the Institute of Linguistics have been shocked by huge fee hikes. Lynn Holman, a student at London's Morley College, said she had been told that fees for each of her...
-
Minister survives Oxford's 'lion's den'
The big question: what to wear to a debate about student poverty and access? No problem if you are an Oxford student. Evening dress. The grand crimson chamber of the Oxford Union took on a surreal...
-
Starlight may hamper search for extraterrestrial life
Space missions designed to detect habitable Earth-like planets of other solar systems, and costing about £320 million, may not work, a scientific meeting in London has been told. Suzanne Aigran, of...
-
Initiative encourages female scientists back to workplace
The government has launched a raft of proposals designed to help women carve out careers in science, engineering and technology. Trade and industry secretary and minister for women, Patricia Hewitt,...
-
Welsh 'cluster' plan attacked
Proposals for sweeping reforms to the structure of Welsh higher education came under fire this week from vice-chancellors and union leaders. Heads of member institutions of the University of Wales...
-
A bank for a' that Scots
Edinburgh and Glasgow Universities are today celebrating Burns night by launching research for an electronic archive dedicated to the languages of Scotland. There are already electronic libraries of...
-
Campus-class links urged toboost demand
More productive partnerships between schools, colleges and universities are vital to boost student demand for higher education. That is the message coming from the responses to a Higher Education...
-
Co-ed fear hampers minorities' prospects
Young people from ethnic minorities are more likely to live at home as undergraduates because of fears about co-educational universities, according to a new survey. As a result, they are more likely...
-
Old rocks put people at risk
The legacy of a 7,000-year-old metal-mining and smelting centre is still polluting the neighbouring environment. A team of British researchers has found that copper mining in southern Jordan, which...
-
Endangered lists danger
Lists of endangered species designed to protect flora and fauna may themselves be condemning a substantial proportion of plants and animals to extinction. Australian botanist Mark Burgman, of...