Appointments
* Alex MacLennan , professor and assistant principal at the University of Paisley, has been appointed principal and chief executive of Ayr College. * Geoff Gadd , professor in the division of...
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Science grants to lure students
Generous bursaries are to be offered to students from less well-off families in a bid to boost the appeal of science. Among those planning new schemes is the Institute of Physics, which is poised to...
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UK to cash in on popularity as a destination for study
Cash from overseas students is expected to rocket over the next three years, new figures reveal this week. But the rise in students numbers will not be matched by an increase in staffing, writes...
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The Petri dish of the day
A synergy between kitchen and laboratory has helped a British chef to win a third Michelin star. Heston Blumenthal's Fat Duck restaurant, in the Berkshire village of Bray, is the fourth to gain the...
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Dropout rate cut could backfire
Cutting dropout rates could backfire on the government clampdown on student numbers, academics have warned, writes Alison Goddard. Charles Clarke, the education secretary, last week ordered funding...
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Next week
Pass or fail Full details and analysis after next week's crunch vote on top-up fees Also After the Ice: A Global Human History 20,000-50,000BC reviewed by Steven Mithen Books focus politics Saint or...
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Labour rebels pressured to defend stance on fees
As the higher education bill reaches its second reading on Tuesday, THES reporters weigh up the opposition and analyse the last-minute manoeuvring Labour rebels came under pressure from colleagues...
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Students doubt the value of grant hike
As the higher education bill reaches its second reading on Tuesday, THES reporters weigh up the opposition and analyse the last-minute manoeuvring Student grants could almost double to £2,700 by 2006...
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Lobby groups line up to fight
As the higher education bill reaches its second reading on Tuesday, THES reporters weigh up the opposition and analyse the last-minute manoeuvring Universities are lining up to fight for changes to...
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Portillo switches tack to toe party line on top-ups
As the higher education bill reaches its second reading on Tuesday, THES reporters weigh up the opposition and analyse the last-minute manoeuvring Michael Portillo, the former Tory rebel who had been...
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Employers toy with golden hellos to ease student debt
Employers are preparing to offer more "golden hello" payments to graduate recruits and other financial incentives such as interest-free loans to help them recover from large debts accumulated in...
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Survey shows fees will be a deterrent
Almost two-thirds of students would would have chosen a different university if their first-choice institution had demanded tuition fees of £3,000, a survey revealed this week. The Unite Student...
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V-c says poor are put off by upfront burden but are not debt-averse
Labour MPs' fears that aversion to debt will deter children from poor families from going to university are groundless, according to Gordon Marshall, vice-chancellor of the University of Reading....
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Optimism is high, skill low
While most students are optimistic about their job prospects after graduation, few believe they have developed good business skills while at university, according to the Unite Student Living Report,...
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Do they deserve to be degrees?
The higher education bill has reheated the debate about non-traditional courses, Tony Tysome reports The government's plans to increase the number of student places, bring in top-up fees and relax...