University to run failing school
Newcastle University is to create Britain's first research-led community school. About 900 pupils will enrol at the school, which will be jointly run by the university and the local education...
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Fees report sparks Russell rift
Vice-chancellors of Russell Group universities are divided over a report they commissioned. It is published today and calls for the introduction of top-up fees in all universities. Economists who...
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CVCP paper dubbed 'a missed opportunity'
Disabled academics have criticised plans to improve equal opportunities as a "lame" missed opportunity. A group, led by Sheffield Hallam University professor Cedric Pugh, has warned that a...
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British Library chief takes the high road
(Photograph) - Brian Lang, former chief executive and deputy chairman of the British Library, has been appointed principal of St Andrews University. He will take up the post on January 1, succeeding...
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Focus of lifelong learning criticised
The government's lifelong learning policies are too focused on overcoming individual failure, according to academics at the Institute of Education last week. Experts in all fields of education agreed...
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Lecturer dismissed for sexual harassment
Edinburgh University fired a senior academic this week after finding him guilty of sexually harassing students. James Carrier, editor of the Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, was...
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Lecturer convicted of manslaughter
University of Westminster psychology lecturer Steven Reid, 34, who battered colleague Elizabeth Stacey to death so he could "have a friend in the afterlife" was convicted of her manslaughter at...
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Social sciences body will be outward-looking
The Commission on the Social Sciences, set up to examine how the social sciences could have a greater impact, has published terms of reference and is looking for about ten potential commissioners....
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College's governing board asked to resign
The Further Education Funding Council has agreed to a phased resignation of all governors at Basildon College, given "extreme concerns" over financial management and quality. A meeting of the FEFC's...
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Scots move to shore up beleaguered university
The Scottish Parliament has been urged to consider seeking a royal charter for the University of the Highlands and Islands amid growing concern that it has not yet been designated a higher education...
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Academic refugees must be nurtured
Britain's hostility towards refugees and asylum seekers, exacerbated by government legislation, could damage scholarship, the president of the Council for Assisting Refugee Academics warned this week...
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Staff cuts as cash lures students to postgrad
Warwick University is seeking to axe 17 out of 60 jobs in its institute of education to deal with a predicted drop in applications for its four-year teacher training degree. Registrar Jonathan...
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Away with the fairy shrimp
In a land where malls gobble much of the cash, can California afford another campus, asks Sheldon Rothblatt Neo-Darwinians can take heart. The latest adventure of the University of California is...
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Army recruits services of online learning
The Army has been enlisted by the University for Industry as one of its learning "hubs". Soldiers will be able to learn online from wherever they are posted, choosing from a wide range of courses,...
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An offer you can't refuse
(Photograph) - A British Library online service that normally costs Pounds 500 a year is being offered to THES subscribers at no extra charge. The Inside service enables researchers and academics to...