Equality, but not for poor
TWO independent reports in the past year have cast grave doubts on the fairness of the French higher education system. Such accusations strike at the very heart of the French constitution. Equality...
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Honorary degrees
University of Wales, Aberystwyth. LLD: Edward Heath, Conservative member of parliament for Old Bexley and Sidcup, former prime minister (1970-74), winner of the Sydney to Hobart Ocean Race (1969) and...
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Pounds 700 million up for grabs
Welfare to what? Phil Baty on what the government's New Deal has to offer to colleges and students COLLEGES will be able to bid for a slice of Pounds 700 million over the life of the current...
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Oxford's vision
The North report on Oxford University recommends that it could learn from Cambridge Peter North, author of North report and former vice-chancellor of Oxford University Colin Lucas (above) , vice-...
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Cambridge's vision
The North report on Oxford University recommends that it could learn from Cambridge Alec Broers, vice-chancellor, Cambridge University "We need to be quite clear that those who pay the piper call the...
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Success in partnership
Welfare to what? Phil Baty on what the government's New Deal has to offer to colleges and students. "We've had only a small handful of people from the New Deal so far, and I really don't know how...
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Henry VIII bill in trouble
Lords expose confusion over right to charge fees THE government was accused of misleading parliament this week after its controversial Teaching and Higher Education bill fell into disarray in the...
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Fact file
Of first degree computer science graduates who went into work: 10.7 per cent went into management and administration 6.5 per cent went into clerical and secretarial occupations .3 per cent went into...
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UWA in tenure dispute
A LEADING British archaeologist has criticised the University of Western Australia over its treatment of the late David Rindos, one of its academics. Dr Rindos died of a heart attack in December 1996...
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Bone blower
(Photograph) - Bone blower: musician Trevor Wye has made a flute from human bone, which he will play in a chamber concert at Nottingham University's Djanogly recital hall next month. He copied it...
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UCAS bids for loans job
THE Universities and Colleges Admissions Service is bidding to take over the management of student support. It told the House of Commons education and employment committee it is ideally placed to act...
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Oxford needs central shake-up, says North
OXFORD University should become a more open and flexible institution, better able to resist outside pressures, according to a report into the university's structure, published today. The commission...
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Southampton Institute appoints Roger Brown
Southampton Institute has appointed Roger Brown, former chief executive of the Higher Education Quality Council, as its new director. Dr Brown will take up the post from April. He will replace Tim...
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Knives out for training and enterprise councils
CONTROL of the multimillion-pound training budget could be wrested from the training and enterprise councils as pressure mounts for the planned regional development agencies to steer regional post-16...
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Glasgow Caledonian reforms management
Glasgow Caledonian University is implementing a range of reforms in advance of a National Audit Office report on alleged mismanagement. These include a review of employment procedures, new procedures...