Elect a president, save money
Presidential systems of government cost 10 per cent less than parliaments, according to research by two leading European economists. In a discussion paper for the Centre for Economic Policy Research...
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Putting a watch on the scratchers
Researchers at the University of Newcastle are looking for a partial solution to one of the most ancient human problems - a proper night's sleep for young children and their parents. They are...
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How to... find a new career
'Job scanning' can help science PhDs apply their skills in the wider world. Natasha Loder hears how it is done. Chandra Louise, the United States-based medical and careers writer, runs workshops on...
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Of mice and men
Research into a genetic therapy to treat cystic fibrosis is moving ahead. Clare Sansom reports. For centuries, German folklore has recognised that "the child will die soon, whose forehead tastes...
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Visa hurdles cost UK millions
British higher education is losing millions of pounds a year thanks to "intimidating" and "mystifying" visa procedures that have put off thousands of fee-paying overseas students. A nationwide survey...
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Colleges shamed after the praising
Ministers stepped up their get-tough stance on failing colleges this week, taking the unprecedented step of "naming and shaming" troubled colleges. College leaders warned that the move could harm...
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Scottish Further Education Funding Council
The chairman of the new Scottish Further Education Funding Council has promised that a review of college management will be "neither a whitewash nor a witch-hunt". A steering group will develop a...
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ILT to revise unwieldy membership plan
The Institute for Learning and Teaching is to scrap its proposed membership scheme, which many academics have criticised as unscholarly. Roger King, vice-chancellor of Lincolnshire and Humberside...
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UfI will take cut of brand revenue
Universities and colleges will have to sacrifice 20 per cent of revenues earned through the University for Industry if they sign up as an accredited UfI Learning Centre, writes Phil Baty. One expert...
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For the record
* Computer giants Microsoft and ICL plan to work with Wolverhampton University to launch a European research and development centre for on-line learning technology for schools, colleges and...
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Paul Ormerod's grouping of universities
Finding new ways to measure success Group 1 This group is split into two clusters - elite and redbrick. There is no ranking of institutions within these clusters. Elite Cambridge; Oxford; Imperial;...
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Agony aunt
Q) I am supervising a student whom I strongly suspect is suffering from mental health problems. I have no experience of this and want to know what is the best way to help her. Jill Manthorpe Chair of...
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For the record
* Ballot papers have gone out to members of lecturers' union Natfhe at South Bank University asking whether they support industrial action. The union is angry because it did not get agreement on...
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Tom Middlehurst
* Tom Middlehurst is responsible for post-16 education and training in the Welsh Assembly.
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Winning streak
Gary Haines hopes to be the first in his East End family to go to university. Unemployed since 1990, he is on a London Fresh Horizons' access course and has won an outstanding achievement award as...