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Alison Goddard looks at how multinational multimedia companies are muscling into university territory Pearson, the international media group, last month advertised for a job it described as "a top-...
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More students stay the course, says FEFC
College drop-out rates are falling, according to new figures from the Further Education Funding Council. FEFC-funded student numbers in colleges in 1997-98 increased by 64,000 - 2 per cent more than...
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Poor prof pay damaging UK engineering
The Engineering Council this week said poor pay for engineering academics could "seriously damage" the United Kingdom's competitiveness. The council said its fears were based on the recent review of...
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Teesside embarks on expansion initiative
The University of Teesside is creating 45 academic posts to enable the institution to increase its student population by 1,000 to 15,000 by the end of next year. New staff will help develop areas...
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Language school keeps name in UCL merger
London University's School of Slavonic and East European Studies and University College London are to merge officially on Sunday. Part of the merger agreement is that SSEES retains its name and stays...
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Scots consider fees a small price to pay
The Committee of Scottish Higher Education Principals is set to tell Scotland's inquiry on student finance that Scottish applicants have a realistic view of what higher education will cost them and...
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Council offers students neighbourly advice
Students renting flats in Edinburgh could soon receive council leaflets with information on washing the stairs, putting out rubbish and keeping the noise down. The policy and resources committee of...
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Post-30 students on the slide
The number of first-degree, part-time home students aged 30 and over in the UK fell by six percentage points last year compared to 1996-97 - little better than in 1995-96, according to latest figures...
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De Montfort's chief tipped to lead revival
The daunting task of rescuing Thames Valley University may go to Kenneth Barker, the 65-year-old vice-chancellor of De Montfort University, who was due to retire next month. It is understood that...
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TVU wins a clean bill of health
Undergraduate courses at Thames Valley University have received a clean bill of health in the latest audit, which contrasts sharply with a damaging quality report last November. The audit, presented...
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College staff unions join forces to lobby Blackstone for better pay deal
A joint delegation of further education college employers and unions met further and higher education minister Baroness Blackstone this week to beg for more money for colleges. It was the first time...
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Degree standards dog lighter inspection
Some universities cannot guarantee the standard of their degrees and this will undermine plans for "light-touch" inspections, a quality assurance expert warned this week. Roger Brown, who was chief...
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LJMU faces re-audit
Liverpool John Moores University must prepare for a funding council audit while struggling with finances and possible industrial action over redundancies. The Higher Education Funding Council for...
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Call for universities to get tougher with student unions
A Conservative MP has called for tougher measures to make universities ensure student unions are keeping to the law. Introducing a debate on student unions in the House of Commons, Julian Lewis, MP...
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Row erupts over vote to break from NUS
The National Union of Students has been accused of barring attempts by a local student union to disaffiliate, in an attempt to hold on to hefty membership fees. Students at Southampton University who...