Computing privatised
DURHAM University is planning to hand over its computing services to a multinational firm in a deal that is stirring deep resentment among academic staff. They fear that academic freedom could be...
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Top-up fees back in frame
STUDENTS are alarmed after the government said last week that it would not necessarily penalise universities for charging top-up fees. The National Union of Students sought immediate clarification...
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New woman
(Photograph) - A conference in Europe this week lamented the lack of women in science and engineering. Mother-of-two Jane Towse is one of the few to have made it. The 1998 Site Engineer of the Year...
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Tribunal adjourned
Last week's industrial tribunal of John Giddins, a former Doncaster College lecturer claiming unfair dismissal, ran out of time after three days in Sheffield. It was adjourned until September 28.
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Engineering site
The web site for the n+1 engineering exchange scheme between Britain and France (THES, April 24) is at http://n+1.angers.ensam.fr
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Anniversary report from academy
THES reporters assess the impact of Labour's first year of government on higher and further education and unravel how they have sold their policies to the country CVCP DIANA Warwick, chief executive...
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Unions ballot on pay offer
LECTURERS are being balloted on last week's final pay offer from employers. A joint meeting of all unions involved in higher education agreed to hear reactions from members before making up their...
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Sleepless nights in the academic drive for profit
Ruth Payne has recently started to suffer panic attacks. A former president of the Association of University Teachers at the University of Aberdeen, she was conducting a survey of stress levels at...
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Stress stalks university workers
TOO MANY changes have taken place in higher education, putting pressure on staff and damaging the service to students, according to a report into stress in the sector. A survey of 2,000 members of...
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Education needs re-engineering, report says
A ROYAL Society of Arts study says the education reforms of the 1980s and 1990s have bolted change on to a system that serves the social and cultural norms of the last century. Produced as part of...
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Greenwich strike time nears
A STRIKE is likely at Greenwich University following plans for up to 14 redundancies, which the union said will "decimate" teacher training there. Natfhe, the lecturers' union, has discussed...
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Military boost to civilians
DEFENCE-related technologies will benefit civilian life over the next ten years, but civilian developments will pose military risks, according to the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency. Giving...
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Degree study at Yeovil via joint university plan
Students will be able to study for degrees at Yeovil College in a joint project by the universities of Bournemouth and Exeter. The Joint University Centre, which will open in September, will offer...
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AUT debates action at Leeds
The Association of University Teachers' executive committee met yesterday to discuss authorising a local ballot on strike action at Leeds University, where three philosophy lecturers who had been...
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Cambridge relents over review body
Cambridge University's governing council has agreed to a mediator's recommendation to form an independent body to review procedures for promoting academic staff. The council, which met this week, was...