CVCP impasse may mean split in sector
Britain's higher education sector faces major structural upheaval and possible fracture as vice-chancellors concede that a single funding solution for all institutions may be impossible. The...
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Change of heart will make colleges more wary
Further education was thrown into confusion this week as the government appeared to pledge full funding for growth and then changed its mind. The Association of Colleges said it had been told by...
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Cambridge in chaos as Capsa fails to add up
Cambridge University could soon "grind to a halt" because of major problems with its new Pounds 8 million accounts system, according to angry staff. Accounts managers are warning of a "grave risk" to...
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Building sights
(Photograph) - Building sights: Rick Trainor, the new vice-chancellor of the University of Greenwich, in the restored Queen Mary Court. The site, designed by Sir Christopher Wren, will be home to law...
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Public purse bears burden of dealing with failing colleges
The costs of government and funding council policies on dealing with "failing" further education colleges are "huge and indefensible", researchers have concluded in a report. The Further Education...
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UK to get boost for tissue research
Research in tissue engineering at Manchester and Liverpool universities is getting Pounds 9.7 million in a bid to keep the United Kingdom at the forefront of technology that could revolutionise...
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UfI to 'open for business' despite concern over shortcomings
The University for Industry is set to launch its learndirect e-learning network before it is ready, college heads have warned. UfI chiefs announced this week that the network would be "open for...
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Woodhead warns on expansion
Chief inspector Chris Woodhead has questioned the wisdom of expanding further and higher education and has called for degree courses to be made "more demanding". The outspoken head of inspection...
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Funding incentive to generate new foundation degree places
Collaborative bids that widen access to higher education will win the extra student places and funds available for 2001, funding chiefs announced this week. However, they acknowledged that only a...
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Triesman dubs UK state 'Big Brother'
The government was accused by trade unionists this week of attacking essential safeguards of academic freedom and of "censoring" pioneering thinking, writes Phil Baty. Moving a motion on higher...
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Asylum code is 'pointless'
Tough new rules on unscrupulous immigration advisers could cripple student advice services and damage recruitment, the overseas students council has warned. The United Kingdom Council for Overseas...
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David Buckley and Malcolm McVicar
(Photograph) - David Buckley and Malcolm McVicar at the University of Central Lancashire's Alston Observatory, where they signed an agreement to take part in the Southern African Large Telescope (...
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Stormont secrecy attacked
Almost two-thirds of scrutiny committee meetings of the Northern Ireland Assembly are held behind closed doors. Liz Fawcett, of the University of Ulster, has warned that the record of openness and...
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CBI knocks 'flawed' apprenticeship reforms
Captains of industry have criticised government proposals to improve modern apprenticeships as "seriously flawed". In its response to the plans, the Confederation of British Industry warned that...
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Girls are setting career sights higher
Teenage girls' career choices have become more ambitious since the 1980s, according to new research by the University of Greenwich. The study, which analysed 50 boys and 50 girls aged 14-16, found...