Whelan to put spin on AUT image
The Association of University Teachers has hired former Treasury spin-doctor Charlie Whelan to help shake off its "stuffy" image. The AUT is determined to win the hearts and minds of tabloid...
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FE training to get Pounds 100m windfall
Ministers and civil servants are awaiting Treasury approval to spend up to Pounds 100 million to introduce compulsory teaching qualifications in further education. Lecturers' union leaders say...
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CVCP considers funding models
Vice-chancellors are "open-minded" about the need for top-up fees as they begin their radical reappraisal of higher education funding for the next decade. The Committee of Vice-Chancellors and...
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Clean sweep
(Photograph) - Students from two Aberdeen University groups, the Aberdeen Conservation Volunteers and Shared Planet, clean up a beach at the mouth of the River Don. Anne-Mette Sylvest (pictured), ofg...
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Sexism and ageism blight careers of female academics, says Natfhe
Women academics are suffering from the "double whammy" of gross ageism as well as institutionalised sexism, Natfhe said this week. Research published by Natfhe on the eve of its Blackpool conference...
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Union prepares to fight for the abolition of RAE
New university lecturers are set for a clash with funding chiefs over the future of research funding. Lecturers' union Natfhe is to demand the abolition of the research assessment exercise at its...
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Kent University lost in space
The University of Kent has lost a team of space scientists to the Open University. Four senior scientists - Tony McDonnell, John Zarnecki, Simon Green and Neil McBride - will join Colin Pillinger's...
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Quality system open to abuse, critics claim
Critics fear that watchdogs will strike secret deals with elite universities that will invalidate reports under the new quality framework. Variations in the "intensity of scrutiny" of inspections...
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Links with employers rewarded
New ways to improve links between universities and employers have been rewarded under the Department for Education and Employment's Higher Education Innovations Fund, worth Pounds 8 million. Baroness...
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Economic focus for Welsh review
A wide-ranging review of higher education in Wales is to be launched by the Welsh Assembly. The move has been hailed by Steve Martin, the new chief executive of the Welsh funding councils for further...
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Schools and colleges vie for share of post-16 pot
A battle loomed this week for a share of about Pounds 6 billion earmarked for post-16 education and training as colleges, schools and training providers responded to the plans for learning and skills...
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Natfhe claims pay deal victory at Derby
Union leaders have called off an academic boycott and threatened industrial action at Derby University after managers agreed to increase pay to nationally agreed rates, writes Tony Tysome. The...
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'Posh' people urged to get hands dirty
Universities need to change their attitude towards vocational training if Britain is to overcome skills shortages, college leaders warned this week, Jennifer Currie writes. Speaking at the new...
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Belfast case of Crown v Q
Plans by Queen's University, Belfast, to drop Queen Victoria's crown from its 90-year-old logo have drawn unionist fire. The new logo, a large letter Q, will help distinguish Queen's in a competitive...
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Sources for research funding
Each week this section lists funds available for academic researchers. Items for inclusion should be submitted to: research@thes.co.uk Compiled by Sarah Knowles. A more comprehensive version of this...