Bolton backed in bid for title
Bolton Institute has won backing for its campaign for university status from 120 vice-chancellors, external examiners, moderators and visiting professors. They have urged David Blunkett, secretary of...
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Changes ring for Bell
The Scottish Office has begun consulting over Bell College of Technology's application to become a higher education institution. Bell is one of Scotland's 43 incorporated further education colleges...
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QAA pays Williams before tribunal
THE Quality Assurance Agency has made an out-of-court settlement with its former assistant director to avoid an industrial tribunal. The tribunal was due to hear claims of unfair dismissal and breach...
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AoC fears New Deal deters jobless from study
THOUSANDS could be denied places on higher education access courses under the government's New Deal, according to the Association of Colleges. The New Deal, which went "live" nationally last week,...
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Critics still press for fair fees
A FRESH attempt to justify the government's anomalous tuition fees policy for Scottish universities has created more confusion, according to opposition spokesmen. Both the Conservatives and Liberal...
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Colleges net extra Pounds 1.4m
SCOTTISH education minister Brian Wilson this week announced an extra Pounds 1.4 million for Scottish further education in recognition of colleges' "critical role in lifelong learning". But the money...
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Further education pressure group formed
Thirteen of Scotland's 46 further education colleges have formed a pressure group in a bid to secure more funding for further education in the country's rural communities. The Scottish Rural Colleges...
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Wilson defends Garrick rejection
Gerald Wilson, secretary of the Scottish Office education and industry department, has defended the government's decision to turn down the Garrick Committee's call for a chief scientific adviser for...
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Business begins to mind its languages
WHEN Prime Minister Tony Blair delivered his address to the French National Assembly last month it received much media attention simply because it was in French, writes Alan Thomson. This minor...
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Baroness's Brazilian sales drive
A MAJOR drive to sell education and training overseas is underway with the revamp of a government group harnessing the resources of the public and private sectors. The Education and Training Exports...
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Charities welcome call to open books
BRITAIN'S research charities have welcomed a call to pay "the full economic costs of the (university) research they fund and no more". The recommendation by the influential House of Commons science...
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Talks dangle bonus for good teaching
EXCELLENT teaching in universities is to receive its reward under a key funding council strategy discussed this week. Talks will take place over the next few months on how to allocate money to...
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Buildings in dire straits
WORLD-class higher education needs investment on the scale envisaged by Dearing, funding chief Brian Fender told delegates to his council's annual conference this week. "Universities and colleges can...
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Green among Bradford's recycled mills
Bradford is chipping away at the grimy veneer stubbornly clinging to its image to rebrand itself next week as one of the greenest and most progressive places in Britain. The Yorkshire city is...
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Hopes for derelict sites
YORK University archaeologists are seeking to persuade businesses to re-use thousands of derelict mills, warehouses, factories, naval dockyards and power stations dotted around the country. Their...