Data not up to the rigours of ranking
High dropout rates should not be used to judge universities and colleges because the data on which this performance indicator is based are insufficient. This was the view presented by economist Robin...
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McLeish set to take over
Henry McLeish, Scotland's minister for enterprise and lifelong learning, is widely tipped to succeed Donald Dewar as Scotland's first minister. A meeting of the Labour Party's MSPs and Scottish...
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Rise puts FEFC chief far ahead of troops
A bumper 8.3 per cent pay rise for funding chief Sir Brian Fender lifted his salary to £144,000 in 1999-2000. He earned more than twice as much money as anyone else on his staff except one...
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Middle management to go in SQA overhaul
The board of the Scottish Qualifications Agency has accepted plans for a shake-up that will streamline middle management. Interim chief executive Bill Morton has won support for his proposals to...
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Ex-Westfield head cleared of charges
A former principal of Westfield College has been cleared of motoring charges arising from the hit-and-run death of a pensioner. Sir Bryan Thwaites, 76, college principal from 1966 to 1983, was...
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Scottish Knowledge to join NIIT in e-learning
Scottish Knowledge and IT specialists NIIT Europe have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on e-learning. Under the agreement, Scottish Knowledge - a consortium of 19 Scottish...
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Pension confusion rife,Ulster research says
Many Northern Ireland workers are in for a nasty shock when they retire, according to research from Ulster University. Eileen Evason, professor of social policy, has discovered widespread confusion...
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Patients needing rehab may get robotic relief
A robot able to offer physiotherapy to stroke and accident victims is being developed at Cardiff University. Reharob will be programmed to replicate the arm movements of a human physiotherapist and...
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Unions warn of industrial strife
Union leaders are predicting a "winter of discontent" in higher education, with a national strike and disruption by lecturers and support staff over pay and conditions. Lecturers'...
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NEWS Are foundation degrees built on solid ground? FEATURES Peter Watson describes his search for the ideas that shaped the 20th century. BOOKS Physics Nobel laureate Philip W. Anderson says science...
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Botswana feels strain of student surplus
Botswana is experiencing a chronic lack of available places in tertiary education after the government terminated its non-military national service in April. Two cohorts of school-leavers are now...
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Death forces exchange debate
In the wake of the shooting of an American student during an overseas exchange programme, the United States Congress is considering legislation requiring universities to monitor more closely the...
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Initiative changes image of engineer
The all-female Smith College, in Northampton, Massachusetts, has launched a unique engineering programme designed to attract women to the subject and change the way engineers are taught, writes Jon...
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Tax dream is turning into public-service nightmare
Australians pay less tax than those in comparable nations, but successive governments have spent less on public services. The result, said the National Tertiary Education Union, has been a dangerous...
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IT workers gain virtual union
With virtual universities appearing round the world, Australia will soon have a virtual union for professionals in the information technology sector. The Association of Professional Engineers,...