Support assured
The support that institutions provide for foreign students may be included in the next round of quality audits from 2006, Peter Williams, chief executive of the Quality Assurance Agency, said this...
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Stronger foundations
The Government unveiled a Skills White Paper this week with an emphasis on improving college education, including an expansion of foundation degrees. On Tuesday, Ruth Kelly, the Education Secretary,...
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Curran to Bournemouth
Paul Curran has been appointed vice-chancellor of Bournemouth University. Professor Curran will move down the coast from Southampton University, where he is deputy vice-chancellor. He will take over...
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Bursary table figures
Some errors crept into the table of bursary offers (March 18). The minimum support for a first-year student on a full maintenance grant at University College Winchester will be £1,000 and the maximum...
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Stress report
Our report last week on Michelle Tytherleigh's research, which found that staff in new universities were more likely to suffer from stress than their counterparts in old institutions, was headlined "...
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Government considered £5,000 fee
The Government looked at rapidly increasing the level of top-up fees in a series of annual hikes that would have taken them to £5,000 a year, according to a previously restricted document released...
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Senior staff put on Leeds pay spine
Leeds University has become the first UK institution to create a new pay band for professors and senior management, in what has been described as the most comprehensive pay agreement to date. Unions...
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'Ethical' degrees get cool response
Academics have given a mixed welcome to proposals to embed ethics and morality into student courses. The proposals, published by the Council for Industry and Higher Education, say that institutions...
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Chase for research money ups workload and cuts success rate, economists warn
Universities are forcing academics to apply for more research council grants in preparation for full economic costing (FEC) rules. This not only increases the workload of research staff but also cuts...
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Law schools face student shortage
Law schools could face an unprecedented battle to attract entrants, with new universities particularly vulnerable, a law expert has warned. Phil Harris, professor of legal education at Sheffield...
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Wary Welsh welcome 4.95% leap
Welsh higher education received a financial fillip this week as funding council heads admitted institutions in Wales were facing "a time of nervousness". Grant allocations of £324 million for 2005-06...
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Is your spin-off the business?
Could your spin-off be the next UK pharmaceutical giant? Have you developed a clever widget that will bring in licensing income for years to come? If so, you could be in the running for The Times...
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Referees deliver online scolding
The Government's student website is beset by problems in its three key areas The external examiner for Liverpool John Moores University clearly had something he wanted to get off his chest. "There...
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Undergraduate survey riles unions
The country's first national survey of students' views on the quality of their courses is in danger of flopping as several student unions urge members to boycott it. Prompted by the Government's...
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Later for data
The Government's flagship Teaching Quality Information website, designed to help prospective students and their parents pick their way through the bewildering array of glossy prospectuses, continues...