Letter: In brief 3
Some £21 million has apparently been spent on mothballing the Dome. Some £1.7 billion will be needed to bail out the nuclear power industry. The Individual Learning Accounts are overspent by £59...
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Eyewitness: higher education in Eastern Europe
Country Tuition fees for degree programmes Population & student numbers Universities Change in enrolment in tertiary education 1995*-99 Czech Republic No fees courses at state and public...
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From today's UK papers
Six universities more elitist than Oxbridge Six universities were rebuked yesterday after official statistics revealed they were more socially exclusive than Oxford and Cambridge. Bristol, Exeter,...
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Latest UK news
New universities top the drop-out league New universities dominate the top ten institutions with the highest student drop-out rates, according to the latest performance indicators released by the...
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Environment link to cancer increase Certain childhood cancers such as brain tumours and leukaemia are on the increase, prompting concerns that an environmental factor could be pushing rates up....
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From today's UK papers
Higher education target 'fiddled' Liberal Democrats have accused the government of planning to inflate higher education figures as part of an attempt to meet its target of...
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Latest news
Six-term plan for schools unveiled Proposals to radically alter the school year, including shorter summer holidays and scrapping the traditional Easter break, were unveiled today. Supporters of the...
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From today's UK papers
Oxbridge tested by increase in applicants A record increase in applications to Oxbridge colleges could herald the end of interviews. Dons report that they are finding it increasingly hard to...
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A high five for British research
British university research is the best since records began, according to the outcome of this year's research assessment exercise. More than 25,000 staff are celebrating the news that they are based...
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Trainers may sue government over ILA axe
Dozens of training providers may sue the government for breach of contract over its decision to axe the individual learning account scheme, writes Tony Tysome. Heads of ILA-registered training...
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For the record
Minister demands more for money Lifelong learning and higher education minister Margaret Hodge has set new challenges for the Learning and Skills Council and post-16 institutions, alongside a £500...
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Latest news
Scottish universities demand more money The Scottish Executive was today under pressure to find extra cash after the good showing of Scottish universities in the research assessment exercise. John...
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Minority subject cleans up
THES reporters look at how RAE results have improved and put Hefce on the spot. Mineral and mining engineering tops the table for the best subject results, helped by the fact that biochemistry, which...
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Selectivity raises scores across the board
THES reporters look at how RAE results have improved and put Hefce on the spot. Fewer researchers were included in this year's research assessment exercise than in the previous one. Most institutions...
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Winners wait for final word on reward
THES reporters look at how RAE results have improved and put Hefce on the spot. Funding chiefs will decide today what to do with the results of the research assessment exercise, which they use to...