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...
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Academic quits over rise in bureaucracy
Intolerable bureaucratic demands have driven Sue Blackmore, a prominent expert in consciousness, from university teaching and research and into the media industry. Dr Blackmore has left her job as...
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Lack of student input on merger
Students at the University of North London will have no elected representatives this academic year, even though the institution is about to finalise a controversial merger plan with London Guildhall...
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Ucas boss blamed for pupils' confusion
Admissions tutors and schools claim they have been undermined and potential students misled by the head of the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. Ucas chief executive Tony Higgins wrote to...
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UK universities hit by Brussels directive on PPP schemes
Public-private partnership schemes are to be made illegal as part of a European Union directive. Universities and colleges negotiating with private companies to start construction work will have to...
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Action to avert staffing crises
Staff must embrace fundamental changes to their working lives if they are to convince the government to release cash for pay increases needed to avert a potentially catastrophic staffing crisis. The...
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Principal plans a US-style A-team
Lord Sutherland, Edinburgh University's principal, has unveiled proposals to revamp the way the university is run, including five-year fixed-term appointments for a new set of academic leaders. The...