Doctors oppose four-year degrees
Heads of medical schools fear that the government intends to cut medical degrees from five years to four as part of its drive to get more doctors into the National Health Service quickly and cheaply...
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Local cooperation favoured for post-16 education
The new Learning and Skills Council will phase in an "interventionist" system of funding and local strategic planning when it takes the reins of post-16 education and training from April. The news...
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E-university will not appeal to investors
The e-university needs to be rethought to make it more attractive to investors — but partners are waiting in the wings. Speaking at a meeting of the Association of University Administrators at the...
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Britannia admired, but not too cool
Higher education is Britain's top asset for a positive image overseas, an international probe by the British Council and Mori has found. Young professionals surveyed in 28 countries gave British...
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Incentive to increase access too low, says registrar
Elite universities have no incentive to seek to increase the proportion of school-leavers entering higher education because the price the government pays is too low, says Oxford University's...
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Minister holds fate of board that oversaw SQA fiasco
Jack McConnell, Scotland's new education minister, is taking legal advice on the fate of the Scottish Qualifications Authority's board. All 24 members of the board offered their resignations last...
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Relief at departure of Ofsted leader
Lecturers' union leaders this week joined college chiefs in welcoming the decision of outspoken Ofsted chief inspector Chris Woodhead to resign. Natfhe general secretary Paul Mackney said Mr Woodhead...
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Access is given the third degree
Higher and further education institutions are joining with local authorities in Aberdeen and the northeast of Scotland to create a pioneering third "university" for the region. The 3sixtyº University...
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Latest international news
Ivy League gets first black president Brown University’s appointment of a black woman as its new president has been welcomed by black scholars in the United States. Ruth J. Simmons,...
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Latest UK news
MP presses for paid study time Every employee should receive a minimum number of paid education and training hours, according to a new bill. The Lifelong Learning (Paid Study Time) bill was...
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Settlement over unfair dismissal
Derby University has settled with its former head of personnel after a tribunal chairman criticised it for the way it dismissed him. Trevor Tindell claimed unfair dismissal under the Disability...
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Stress-busters are put in place at Luton
Luton University has finally met health and safety orders to improve the way it manages workplace stress. A routine inspection by the Health and Safety Executive earlier this year uncovered serious...
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'Budget rise won't aid reform'
Northern Ireland's further and higher education minister Sean Farren has been warned that a financial boost may not be enough for a radical reform of student finance. John Kelly, Sinn Fein member of...
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Prison time gives student lawyers practical edge
Student lawyers have been to Wormwood Scrubs to run law courses for prisoners as part of a national move to expand pro bono work in legal education. The College of Law and the Inns of Court School of...
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Queen orders Salford inquiry
The Queen has ordered an investigation into allegations that Salford University's disciplinary procedures are in breach of natural justice. The dispute could become a test case for the human rights...