Shefc rejigs funding plan
The Scottish Higher Education Funding Council is to launch a modified version of its controversial teaching funding scheme in the coming academic year. But there are fears that some institutions will...
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Call for contract staff code
Funds awarded as a result of the research assessment exercise should be dependent on the recipient institution complying with a standard code of practice for contract researchers, the Academy of...
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'Change measure of quality'
Conservative peer Baroness Perry has called for a new quality assurance system that fosters diversity between higher education institutions, writes Alan Thomson. Baroness Perry, pro vice-chancellor...
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Hefce backing puts Bradford merger on cards
The University of Bradford and Bradford College are to take the first steps towards merger after pledges of support from funding bodies. Financial backing has been secured from the Higher Education...
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Hundreds in line for windfall from USS
Hundreds of retired academics may get windfalls of up to £30,000 as the universities pensions scheme corrects an anomaly that went unnoticed for nine years. The Universities Superannuation Scheme is...
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Apathy excites Notts Trent
Political apathy among Britain's first-time voters is to be examined by Nottingham Trent University researchers in the first study of its kind. The project, funded by the Economic and Social Research...
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Soros gift for open access to journals
George Soros has given $3 million (£2.1 million) towards an international effort to open access to scholarly research and journals by making them free to read online. The financier and philanthropist...
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PAC: colleges must improve quality and appeal
Further education needs to become better at attracting students and improving their success rates, the government's Public Accounts Committee has said, writes Tony Tysome. Just over half of 3.8...
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Threat to hard-up science
A budget crisis already threatening severe cutbacks for UK particle physicists is set to hit prestige astronomy projects. The Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council's problems mean that UK...
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QAA role 'essential'overseas
Education secretary Estelle Morris has said that it is "essential" that quality watchdogs monitor the standard of degree courses delivered overseas. Ms Morris's warning came two weeks after The THES...
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PGCE is shunned by elite students
Graduates of leading research universities are shunning teaching as a career option, and the institutions are doing little to change their minds, according to researchers at the country's leading...
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Green paper: Sour notes mar chorus of approval
The government says its 14-19 initiative will construct a clear route to higher education. But critics disagree. Tony Tysome reports. University admissions chiefs have welcomed the green paper...
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Whistleblowers: Scholar in Oxford race row loses his appeal
Oxford University did not racially discriminate against researcher Chinasa Anya, despite a number of "regrettable" breaches of its equal opportunities procedures, when it rejected him in favour of a...
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Green paper: Is it a path to progress or will it end up as just another chaotic cul-de-sac?
The government says its 14-19 initiative will construct a clear route to higher education. But critics disagree. Tony Tysome reports. A revamped modern apprenticeship that could provide a vocational...
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Green paper: New diploma flags up Morris revamp
The government says its 14-19 initiative will construct a clear route to higher education. But critics disagree. Tony Tysome reports. An overarching "matriculation diploma" marking the completion of...