Science and technology panel thinks small
The revamped Council for Science and Technology met for the first time this week. After previous allegations of secrecy, the council, which includes Sir Robert May, the government's chief scientific...
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Lecturer to claim harassment
A FORMER Edinburgh University lecturer in social anthropology who took early retirement last year is set to bring a constructive dismissal case against the university. Alan Campbell, shortlisted for...
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Floodgate opens for students suing parents
THE National Union of Students Scotland is predicting a massive rise in the number of students suing their parents for maintenance following changes in student support. The warning comes after Kirsty...
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Museums commission launches consultation
The Museums and Galleries Commission has launched a consultation on a policy framework for museums and galleries in the United Kingdom. The MGC says the document has been drafted partly in response...
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Level playing field for A levels
MODULAR A-level syllabuses are not easier than traditional linear courses, a review of secondary education by schools inspectors Ofsted has said. The proportion of students sitting modular courses...
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Mature keep away in droves
EFFORTS to improve the range of students at university appear under threat from latest application figures, which show continued steep falls in mature, overseas and sub-degree applicants. Data from...
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Lasting culture shock needed
SHORT-TERM projects to attract students from diverse backgrounds make a university look good but may have little lasting impact, early results of project assessments show. A study by the National...
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Legal victory on halls
HERIOT-Watt University has won a landmark legal decision that has spared universities thousands of pounds in new charges for halls of residence. Heriot-Watt fought the test case on behalf of the...
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Lifelong leap makes strong case for sector merger
LESLIE Wagner, vice-chancellor of Leeds Metropolitan University, said this week that the lifelong learning debate made the case for merging further and higher education stronger than ever. "If...
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Loans limit raised
LOANS are to be made available to people aged 50 to 54 as part of the government's measures to widen participation in higher education, writes Alan Thomson. Education secretary David Blunkett has...
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Scottish education minister to announce plan for wider access to Scotland's further education colleges
Scottish education minister Brian Wilson is expected to announce today a Pounds 1 million plan for wider access to Scotland's further education colleges, writes Olga Wojtas. He will tell the...
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Lords to renew fight against teaching bill
The government will face more defiance from the House of Lords as the Teaching and Higher Education Bill returns to the Upper House after completing its passage through the Commons this week. Commons...
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Night of passion and farce
LIKE a racy farce, the report stage of the Teaching and Higher Education Bill had lots of loud characters jumping in and out of bed together, politically speaking that is. One minute Conservatives...
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Commonwealth experts link
A NETWORK for Commonwealth studies experts was launched in London last week. Many academics interested in the Commonwealth work in isolation in developing countries. Two years ago the Symons...
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Tories' Green man
Education was not part of Damian Green's brief when he worked in the No 10 policy unit during John Major's premiership, writes Huw Richards. It is an omission the Conservative MP for Ashford mildly...