Students want six of the best for ILT
The National Union of Students has called for clear minimum professional standards for all lecturers as part of the new Institute for Learning and Teaching. It wants the 24 outcomes outlined for the...
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One in four students drops out
Up to one in four full-time degree students at English institutions drops out before completing their courses, according to figures compiled by The THES. The figure, which is based on funding council...
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Blueprint for Scotland calls for collaboration
The Association of Scottish Colleges has welcomed the long-awaited Scottish Office strategic framework for further education. The government paper, Opportunities for Everyone, highlights three key...
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North London scraps 'no-strike' contract
The University of North London has withdrawn proposed new contracts for academic staff, which would have banned strikes and taken it out of a national agreement with unions on pay and conditions....
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Pounds 9.5 million HEFCE will continue, says review
The Higher Education Funding Council for England will continue in its present role, its quinquennial review has concluded. The review looked at the possibility of abolishing HEFCE, privatising some...
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Employers' association faces three pay claims
The Association of University Teachers will meet The Universities and Colleges Employers Association today for the first time to discuss next year's pay claim. The union has threatened to call its...
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Public discuss need for creative Nesta
The extent to which the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts should inspire people who have left formal education is the most contentious aspect of the early responses to the...
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Website for women interested in careers in science and technology
* A website for women interested in careers in science and technology was launched by the Department of Trade and Industry' s Promoting Women in SET unit. It is at www.set4women.gov.uk
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Pounds 50,000 spring bonus for engineering teams
Three university engineering departments this week pocketed Pounds 50,000 each as winners of the secretary of state (Department of Trade and Industry) University/Industry Partnership Prizes....
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Action to encourage black teachers into FE
College leaders have agreed to set up a commission to examine ways to encourage more black teachers into further education. The Association of Colleges, the Further Education Funding Council and...
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MP seeks law to helppart-time students
Bury North MP David Chaytor has launched a private members' bill calling for loans for part-time students, parity in the rate of institutional funding for part-time students and paid educational...
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Education bodies fall into ombudsman's net
A number of educational bodies will have to comply with openness rules after being brought within the jurisdiction of the parliamentary ombudsman. An additional 158 non-departmental bodies will now...
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Fou.cault.uk
David Gauntlett's website aboutcritical theory and the media, www.theory.org.uk, has been attracting up to 700 visitors a day since its launch in January.
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Lisbon
Portuguese student unions are planning a national day of protest next week at government proposals for higher education funding. Students will also call on the government to adopt a clear line on...
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Lusaka
Shops and the main markets in the Zambian capital closed during violent clashes between university students and police. Police prevented students from handing a protest letter to the president...