Union ups the ante in Derby pay dispute
Lecturers' union Natfhe has declared an official dispute with Derby University, escalating a campaign for better pay that already involves an international trade union boycott of the university....
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US block on aid heralds drop in fees for UK
Up to 20 UK higher education institutions face losing significant overseas student fees income following a US government move to block financial aid for students who attend institutions without their...
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Westminster praised for overseas quota
Westminster University today became the first new university to receive a Queen's Award for Enterprise in recognition of its success in recruiting overseas students. Only Westminster and King's...
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Striking Scots balloted on compromise deal
The Educational Institute of Scotland is balloting its members on a compromise deal in its dispute with the management of Scotland's new universities over contracts for new staff. The new deal is...
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Be flexible, minister tells universities
Education minister Malcolm Wicks (below) has urged universities to offer more innovative and flexible programmes of study "tailored to today's inclusive society". Speaking at the Universities...
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CVCP issues guidelines on dealing with suicide
The Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals has launched a study into the incidence of suicide and self-harm by students as part of an attempt to help universities care for students with mental-...
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Coshep makes hi-tech proposal
The Committee of Scottish Higher Education Principals has challenged the Scottish Parliament to adopt its radical six-point strategy to promote high-tech innovation. John Archer, principal of Heriot-...
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Sturdy foundations
Contrary to your lead article ("Industry wary of sub-degrees", THES, April 14), foundation degrees do respond to employers' needs. Britain suffers from a historic deficit of technical and...
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A doctor in the public house
Why do some graduates pull pints? Their degree choices may be to blame, Frances Cairncross says. In the past decade, Britain has seen an explosion in the proportion of youngsters entering higher...
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Alliance keeps firms up to speed
Four business schools in France, Montreal, Argentina and China have signed an agreement to establish a joint programme that will train students to thrive in the globalised economy. The schools are EM...
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Sponsors wash hands of site
Sponsorship from private corporations is supporting websites from which Danish students can download essays. The corporations support the sites through advertising, or provide services free of charge...
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Common web
The Commonwealth Institute has launched a virtual learning network and web portal designed to deepen relationships between the 54 member countries. Don McKinnon, Commonwealth general secretary, said...
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Market edge
Manchester Metropolitan University has launched a dot-com company to exploit knowledge in marketing education and training. The new company, multimediamarketing.com, was initially funded by a Pounds...
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Business top ten
Harvard tops the league of MBA excellence compiled by the American Universities Admission Program (AUAP), the organisation that helps foreign students to enter United States universities. The...
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Equal voice
Lena Huss of the centre for multi-ethnic research at Uppsala University, Sweden, has started a network for research on minority languages. The network's website lists 40 names of institutions and...