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Findings from the Further Education Funding Council for England reveal that for 1996-97: * 11 per cent of all unemployed qualifiers were males aged 25 and over with first degrees * 9 per cent of all...
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Don's Diary
As chief executive of the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service, the end of August was one of the busiest times of the year for Tony Higgins. A-level results were published and school leavers...
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Admin charge action call
STUDENT union leaders have called on the government to use reserve powers against institutions refusing to abandon fee administration charges. The University of East London and University College...
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Pounds 22.4m cash bonus
THERE were winners and losers this week as the Higher Education Funding Council for England confirmed universities' shares of a Pounds 22.4 million grant for access. Some institutions scooped more...
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BA chief wants a ministry of science - and ministers with science
A SEPARATE department of science should be established by the government, the president of the British Association, Colin Blakemore, said this week. The science minister, Lord Sainsbury, had earlier...
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Dunces annoy business
Most students are "dunces" when it comes to knowledge of the business world, a national survey has found. The majority, 75 per cent, never read the business pages of national newspapers because they...
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Bidders line up for second student debt sell-off
BIDS are invited for the second Pounds 1 billion sale of student loan debt from 17 potential applicants. The government will select three or four candidates to go to the next stage of competition....
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Ulster loses appeal against sexual bias
Ulster University has lost an appeal against a Pounds 32,000 compensation award it was ordered to pay last year for unlawful sex discrimination. The Court of Appeal has upheld in full the award that...
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Fewer people are starting work schemes
The number of young people on modern apprenticeship programmes has risen by 30 per cent over the past 12 months, while the number of people on government-backed work-based training schemes overall...
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Pounds 6 million bounty for Scots technology
CONNECT, the Scottish technology initiative, has revealed that its pioneering investment conference has secured more than Pounds 6 million for emerging technology companies. Director Ian McDonald...
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Engineers strengthen their liaison
The Institution of Electrical Engineers and the Institution of Incorporated Engineers have "further cemented" their working relationship by signing a memorandum of understanding. Regular joint...
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Big names bring in research money
HERIOT-WATT's recruitment drive to attract researchers with international reputations appears to have paid off. The university's research income has rocketed by 42 per cent to more than Pounds 15...
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Masters in occupational therapy launched
COVENTRY University has launched a part-time masters degree in occupational therapy. Only a handful of institutes throughout the United Kingdom offer a similar course. Students spend one day a week...
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Heavens in harmony
THE ethereal music that early astronomers used to express their discoveries will be heard in London this weekend. Allan Chapman, science historian at Oxford University, said: "The music of the...
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Adults pass up university places
STUDENT leaders this week called on the government to take urgent action to halt a massive slump in the numbers of adults accepting university places. The National Union of Students said it was...