Debt-averse poor force U-turn
Student support is being reviewed because debt aversion among the poor is jeopardising the government's 50 per cent expansion target, education secretary Estelle Morris admitted this week. Ms Morris...
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For the record
Postgrad supervisor training extended A scheme to provide improved training, recognition and support for supervisors of postgraduate students is being extended to universities and institutes...
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Cash shortage may put squeeze on e-university
The e-university could fall victim to the funding squeeze. An agreement due to be signed today with Sun Microsystems has no cash attached to it and there is doubt over whether the e-university...
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Fraud inquiry fails to deliver
A wide-ranging investigation into academic fraud in science, engineering and the humanities has ground to a halt. The probe by the National Academies Policy Analysis Group, which incorporates the...
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Morris invites industry to advise on education
Employers should have more of a say in the education and training provided by universities and colleges, education secretary Estelle Morris said this week. Their influence could help strengthen...
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Numbers up though some still face cuts
Some civic universities are reviewing their course provision as they unexpectedly struggle to meet recruitment targets, despite the buoyant outlook across the sector. Leeds University said it was...
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Arsenic 'lapse' leads to lawsuit
The British Geological Survey is facing a lawsuit for overlooking arsenic in tests on Bangladeshi groundwater. The suit could cost the BGS £30 million - almost its entire annual budget. Papers to...
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Assembly calls for more cash
A radical overhaul of further education and more cash for university research were demanded by the Northern Ireland Assembly as it faced political oblivion. In what could be the last big debate at...
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Find 'Fame' with stars
South Birmingham College students may soon be majoring in hip hop, garage, and popular reggae at a "Fame school" it is forming in partnership with the band UB40. Over a year of talks with the...
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Sector failing efficiency test
Universities are on average 14 per cent less efficient than they could be, a study by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research reported this week. The study found that, on average,...
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Lobbying secures rethink on university ombudsman
Cabinet Office red-tape watchdogs are likely to widen their review of higher education to include plans for a university ombudsman after lecturers' and students' leaders attacked the vice-chancellors...
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New v-c focuses on sales ventures
Birmingham University academics are to be encouraged to seek markets for professional updating courses and flexible programmes that can be delivered electronically or in the workplace. New vice-...
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Race is on for AUT's top job
Three internal contenders are likely to stand for the post of general secretary of the Association of University Teachers alongside any external applicants, writes Phil Baty. Brian Everett, north-...
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Student records 'just more red tape'
The introduction of compulsory personal and academic records for all undergraduates has been criticised by lecturers from Nottingham University, which is leading the national initiative. Nottingham...