Newby urges care in recruiting
Further education colleges have been warned by higher education funding chiefs to be careful not to recruit underqualified or poorly prepared higher education students in their efforts to widen...
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Two weeks ago in The THES... Valerie Atkinson argued that non-academic staff are not properly valued. The existence of separate salary scales for secretarial/clerical staff, administrative staff and...
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Cutting edge: Andrew Abbott
European Union legislation and the environmental lobby are forcing industry to put process cleanliness at the forefront of its considerations. The University of Leicester has a strong background in "...
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When experts cost, enthusiasts count
Some academics think amateurs undermine research, but they are the lifeblood of many a field study. Caroline Davis reports. Enthusiastic amateurs have always played a central role in science, from...
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Frog is a friend in search for cure
Geoff Watts reports on the Ulster academic who is 'milking' frogs in his search for a new generation of drugs. In recent years we have witnessed a succession of adventurous academic scientists...
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'Quadruple funds to attract poor'
The government must pay universities more to recruit and retain poor students if it is to reach its 50 per cent participation target by 2010, according to a new report, writes Alan Thomson. The...
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£15 billion needed to hit targets
UUK has given the government the 'formidable bill' required to develop higher education up to 2010 and to reach 50% participation. THES reporters investigate. Universities need nearly £15 billion to...
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AUT calls for £1.4 billion annual increase
The Association of University Teachers' submission to the comprehensive spending review says that meeting government targets will cost of an extra £1.4 billion a year, writes Phil Baty. The union...
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Budget to put NHS before education
Universities could benefit from chancellor Gordon Brown's pre-budget package in terms of both working with industry on research and spinning off their own companies. But despite the research and...
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Too few places for trainee nurses
The lack of practical placements for nursing students is a barrier to growth in student numbers, Janet Finch, vice-chancellor of Keele University and Universities UK spokesperson on health issues,...
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'Cult' church attempts to recruit London students
Students at the University of London are being recruited on campus by a church widely held to be a cult. The International Churches of Christ (ICOC) is reportedly approaching students at University...
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Car tutees claim faulty parts drove them to fail
Graduates from a prestigious car design course at Coventry University have complained about poor teaching support and facilities. They say that lecturers were often absent from the taught MA in...
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Findings
Hypnotic study inspired ghost For half a century, scholars have debated the origins of Henry James's ghost story The Turn of the Screw . But a new study suggests that a crucial influence on this...
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Council to build on £60m centre drive
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council is considering restructuring its programmes to fund collaborative centres of excellence. A council meeting in December will discuss broadening...
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Light touch to get hard edge
Ministers are insisting on measures to harden up the planned "light touch" quality assurance regime before they will give it their seal of approval, confidential briefing notes show. The notes...