Joint fire turns on Scottish merger
Draft legislation to merge Scotland's further and higher education funding councils has come under attack from vice-chancellors, trade unions and students. Responses to the Scottish Executive's...
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UK science in top two
The UK is the second most productive country in the world when it comes to publishing scientific papers, a global analysis of research papers has revealed. It shows that the US produced almost 35 per...
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Scots docs head home
St Andrews University medical students are set to have the chance of "repatriation" to meet the needs of the Scottish National Health Service rather than heading south to Manchester University as at...
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Graduates shy of jobs
This summer's graduates may be leaving job hunting too late, the careers company Graduate Prospects has warned. At recent careers fairs, only per cent of final-year students looked seriously for jobs...
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More young need apply
The proportion of young people in England applying for higher education is failing to keep pace with demographic trends, according to research released by David Rendel, the Liberal Democrat spokesman...
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Cheap centres flawed
Sixth-form centres in further education colleges are good value for money, but there is little evidence that they help to improve the quality of teaching or student achievement, an Ofsted report...
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Data Act overturns top table of colleges
It has been the unofficial but influential league of Oxford University colleges since the 1960s, but the annual Norrington table was blighted this week by concerns over dirty tricks and inaccuracy....
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MPs call for all research free online
Universities should ensure that all their published research papers are available free of charge to everyone online, MPs said this week. Following one of its most unexpectedly controversial inquiries...
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Call for late start to help men into medicine
Carol Black, the second female president of the Royal College of Physicians, has supported a move away from undergraduate medical education to stop women doctors dominating the National Health...
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It's no more Mr Nice Guy
As front man for Scottish universities, Bill Stevely told ministers £100m more was needed. As he steps down, Olga Wojtas asks if cash is on its way Scottish ministers must deliver at least an extra £...
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LSC seeks hike in college students' fees
Tuition fees could rise by 40 per cent for students studying higher education access and professional courses in further education colleges under proposals from the Learning and Skills Council. If...
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V-cs buy into idea of building the brand
Top-up fees are ushering in a new era in marketing. Chris Johnston reports The latest sign of the new professional era of marketing emerging in universities came this month in The Times Higher 's...
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Way clear for private firms to hand out degrees
The Government has prepared the way for the creation of a new breed of private universities. Multinational companies, such as Unilever and BAE Systems, which already have unofficial universities to...
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Golden diamond outshines rest
University finances are improving but the figures reveal a wide disparity between the haves and the have-nots. Chris Johnston and Alan Thomson report The newly merged Manchester University will in...
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Oldest still best endowed
University finances are improving but the figures reveal a wide disparity between the haves and the have-nots. Chris Johnston and Alan Thomson report The UK's two oldest universities, Cambridge and...