College applicants could bypass parent body
STUDENTS taking the first part of a degree at further education college may soon apply directly to the college rather than to the associated university. A working party set up by the Universities and...
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UFI role mooted for UCAS
The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service may play a role in the new University for Industry. "We are talking about whether we might act as some kind of clearing-house for the UFI," said chief...
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Access database launched
A NEW database giving students and university admissions officers details of every official access course and how it is assessed has been launched by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service...
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Political scientists consider Euro network
European political science organisations are set to link up in a continent-wide body. A working party led by Ian Forbes, professor of politics at Nottingham University and chair of the Political...
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Museums back insurance study
The Museums and Galleries Commission has commissioned research into museums' insurance from a team at City University and into the state of scholarship in the sector from a team at the University of...
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East Durham, Houghall merger plans blocked
Plans to merge East Durham Community College and Houghall College of Agriculture are being blocked by the regional office of the Further Education Funding Council. Houghall's acting principal, Ian...
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UK University Research poster
The UK University Research poster published in the July 17 issue of The THES should have stated the research income for De Montfort University as Pounds 4.487 million, Derby as Pounds 1.090 million...
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Medicine under fire at St Andrews
St Andrews University is insisting that the quality of its medical graduates is not in doubt in the wake of allegations of low standards, student cheating and disruptive behaviour. A leaked memo from...
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Lawyers warn of huge claims
Lawyers have warned that new laws passed this month have raised the prospect of "very substantial" awards to victimised whistleblowers, writes Tony Tysome. Agreement has yet to be reached by the...
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Shipshape: Interactive performers Reckless Sleepers
(Photograph) - Shipshape: Interactive performers Reckless Sleepers appeared at Nottingham Trent University's annual 'Celebration Nottingham' arts festival last week. The festival is a showcase for...
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Rebuked whistleblower quits
A whistleblower who uncovered irregular student record-keeping at South Thames College has resigned after being reprimanded for appealing to the college's external awarding body. Karen O'Shea, a...
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Work training fillip
THE first batch of inspection reports of government-funded workplace training by the new Training Standards Council has given a clean bill of health. More than 90 per cent of the first 14 programmes...
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Skills advantage
KEY skills are becoming a major element in the selection process for job applications, according to a study for the government by the Institute of Employment Studies. Employers, the study found, have...
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Exit stage left
More dramas for those hapless thesps at Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama in Kent. Student union president Stuart Campbell, who played a starring role in demonstrations against the sacking of...
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One-way Woody
Nothing can stand in the way of schools inspector Chris Woodhead when he's got a policy line to peddle - least of all empirical evidence, it seems. Fresh from the row over his interesting...