Cash call for key science initiatives
Extra government funds will be channelled into three major science initiatives in sustainable land use, post-genomics and information technology if advice from the research councils is followed. The...
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Asmal slams market motive of global allies
South African education minister Kader Asmal has launched an attack on "global universities" that see developing countries as no more than new markets. Delivering the address at a four-day conference...
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Bidding for funds too heavy a burden, Hefce says
Funding chiefs are to recognise the burden of accountability faced by institutions. A report commissioned by the Higher Education Funding Council for England will suggest ways of rationalising...
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Research elite risk losing stars
Top-rated research departments could lose their 5* grade if they fail to provide adequate research training, funding chiefs have warned. Research funding would be explicitly linked to the quality of...
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Union demands halt to RAE after sex discrimination case
A lecturers' union has called for an immediate halt to the research assessment exercise because of "inherent discrimination", writes Harriet Swain. The call, from the Association of University...
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The lure of London town
Overseas and European Union students are in the majority at three London higher education institutions and make up more than 40 per cent of the student body at five. Higher Education Statistics...
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Higher surpluses needed for growth
Universities and colleges that fail to maintain an adequate operating surplus should raise their targets, the funding council announced last week. At present, the Higher Education Funding Council for...
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Students urged to follow life of crime
Royal Holloway College, London is attempting to bring science to life for secondary pupils by staging its own murder mystery. More than 100 Year 10 students will be presented with the gory details of...
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Code sought on part-time employment
The Scottish Trades Union Congress this week unanimously backed a motion from the Association of University Teachers calling for codes of conduct on student employment to be agreed between...
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Pounds 2.5 million action on equal opportunities
An equal opportunities action group is to be established by the Higher Education Funding Council for England, the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals and the Standing Conference of...
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Union ups the ante in Derby pay dispute
Lecturers' union Natfhe has declared an official dispute with Derby University, escalating a campaign for better pay that already involves an international trade union boycott of the university....
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US block on aid heralds drop in fees for UK
Up to 20 UK higher education institutions face losing significant overseas student fees income following a US government move to block financial aid for students who attend institutions without their...
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Westminster praised for overseas quota
Westminster University today became the first new university to receive a Queen's Award for Enterprise in recognition of its success in recruiting overseas students. Only Westminster and King's...
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Striking Scots balloted on compromise deal
The Educational Institute of Scotland is balloting its members on a compromise deal in its dispute with the management of Scotland's new universities over contracts for new staff. The new deal is...
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Be flexible, minister tells universities
Education minister Malcolm Wicks (below) has urged universities to offer more innovative and flexible programmes of study "tailored to today's inclusive society". Speaking at the Universities...