Whitehall 'must involve employers in training'
Training chiefs have criticised the government for failing to involve employers in the development of new vocational qualifications. Andy Powell, chief executive of the National Training...
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Labour pumps in funds for adult education
Government funding for adult education is set to climb by 9 per cent to £167 million in 2002-03. Lifelong learning minister Malcolm Wicks has also announced a £16 million capital investment to...
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Rat is barred from Dundee rector race
Animal rights activists will be heartened to know that Dundee University has taken a stand against potential rat abuse. The university has disallowed the nomination of Twinkle Rat, a student pet, in...
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£10,000 threshold 'must be raised'
Scotland's deputy education minister, Nicol Stephen, has warned it will be "unacceptable" if the £10,000 earnings threshold for repaying student loans is not raised within three years. This is when...
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Correction: v-cs' pay
In The THES last week, we incorrectly calculated the pay rise for Sir Kenneth Calman, vice-chancellor of the University of Durham. It was actually 3 per cent, taking his pay to £142,000. We apologise...
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126,000 Scots to get funds
More than 126,000 full-time equivalent students are eligible for funded places this year in Scottish higher education institutions, according to the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council. Full-...
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Straw gives hope to researchers at risk
Researchers working in the genetic modification and the nuclear industry should be protected from attacks by new legislation, as well as those who use animals in their experiments, according to MPs....
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Aston says top-up fees may be the only option
Aston University chiefs have defended their decision to include possible top-up fees in their budget from 2002-03. Plans to raise an extra £1.73 million by 2004-05 by charging about half of Aston's...
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Staff voice fear over Midlands merger
Academics at Aston University have expressed strong reservations over proposals to create a new "mega-institution" through a merger with Birmingham University. Feelings are running so high that the...
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MPs hear harsh loans truth
Student debt may be causing people to drop out of university, MPs heard this week. Claire Callender, professor of social policy at South Bank University, told the education select committee on...
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Whistleblowers: LIPA must sharpen act
Funding chiefs have demanded a number of improvements to ensure that the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts can account properly for the public money it receives. Meanwhile, a series of high-...
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£50m project to relocate art college
The London Institute will spend £50 million relocating the Chelsea College of Art and Design to the former Royal Army Medical College next to Tate Britain. Sir William Stubbs, rector of the London...
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Royal Academy of Arts criticised over moving postgraduate students to the Museum of Mankind
Graduates of the Royal Academy of Arts have criticised its decision to move 60 postgraduate students to the Museum of Mankind building. They said the studio light conditions would not be as good as...
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Calls to scrap Shefc funding proposals
The Scottish Higher Education Funding Council is facing calls to withdraw "ludicrous" proposals on funding for teaching that critics fear could destabilise the sector. Universities have accused Shefc...