Scholars say big picture is lost in big numbers
Higher education research that shuns big statistical surveys in favour of small anthropological studies will be championed at Lancaster University this month. Paul Trowler, organiser of the Higher...
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College role puts SFEFC in spotlight
The auditor-general has urged Scottish ministers to review the Scottish Further Education Funding Council's power to intervene in college affairs, writes Olga Wojtas. Robert Black has highlighted his...
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MP seeks check on executive's power
MP Barry Sheerman is backing a radical overhaul of Parliament that would give the education select committee more power to hold the government to account over policy. Mr Sheerman, chairman of the...
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Young campus revives ailing Lincoln economy
Lincoln's university campus has transformed the region's ailing economy, according to a report this week. Five years after opening, the university has raised Lincolnshire's GDP by £24 million a year...
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College chiefs deny pay gap
Further education college managers struck at the heart of lecturers' pay claims this week, just as union chiefs lobbied MPs to back their demands. In a briefing to members, the Association of...
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Revamp could strengthen Northern Ireland's funding bid
Northern Ireland's higher education advisory body could be revamped if proposals for a parallel body for further education and training go ahead. The Northern Ireland Higher Education Council (Nihec...
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Visitors survive disputes reform
The long-awaited ombudsman system for universities will not include staff and will allow the visitor to survive. Detailed proposals will be published by Universities UK for consultation next week -...
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Wimbledon staff opposed to merger plans with Chelsea
Tension is mounting between staff and the principal at Wimbledon School of Art about proposals to merge with the London Institute. Wimbledon staff were shocked to hear that the principal, Rod Bugg,...
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Bid to extend aid for jobless to graduates
The government's New Deal to help the unemployed find jobs or training should be opened up to graduates, professionals and would-be entrepreneurs, work minister Nick Brown has said. Mr Brown, who has...
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Hodge urges closer ties with LSC
Ministers are urging universities to build closer links with the Learning and Skills Council to help the government realise its higher education expansion targets. Margaret Hodge, lifelong learning...
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Whistleblowers: Scholar queries inquiry
An Australian scholar's allegations of scientific misconduct were dismissed by an inquiry committee at Bath University even though it did not directly involve him in its investigations. The committee...
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Analysis: Silver linings for hardy survivors
Twenty years on from Tory spending cuts, Tony Tysome reports on the outcomes for those hardest hit. It was higher education's equivalent of the Kennedy shooting: every academic can remember what he...
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And the Roger for...
Behind the scenes, university administrators are planning how to celebrate the culmination of this year's research assessment exercise. One suggestion from Alistair McCulloch, head of research at...
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Grey days for the QAA
Former education secretary David Blunkett obviously meant business when he bounced the Quality Assurance Agency into slashing the costs of university quality inspection. The cost-cutting measures...
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Post-nominal problem
Members of the British Association for the Advancement of Science have been asked to vote on whether they would welcome the opportunity to use letters after their names and if so, which letters. The...