Regions keen on small firm sensitivity
Most regions met Dearing's proposals with enthusiasm. Chris Humphries, director of policy and strategy at the Training and Enterprise National Council, was keen that universities get in bed with...
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Funds-to-follow-students idea fraught but inevitable
Evelyn Ebsworth, vice chancellor and warden of Durham University, said: "The idea of more funds following students is one that has been floated by the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals for...
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Buffer bodies to protect autonomy
BUFFER bodies separating the Government from higher education institutions in funding matters must be maintained for the sake of university autonomy, says the report. The committee places so much...
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FE response does not address skills issue
COLLEGE principals say that Dearing has failed to stress the crucial importance of the further education sector in strengthening post-16 education and the national economy. The Association of...
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Regions activated
UNIVERSITIES have a pivotal role to play in local and regional economies as part of a proposed compact with society over the next two decades. Dearing wants to make higher education more responsive...
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Benefit crackdown
UNEMPLOYED people studying their way back to work through Westminster University could be forced to quit their courses if benefits chiefs stop their money. Up to 15 people, some of whom have been...
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Imperial links lecturers
IMPERIAL College has set up a network of education development coordinators to improve teaching across departments. In what is thought to be the first such initiative in Britain, Imperial has...
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Squaring with the circle
Perhaps Blunkett was worn out by the effort of getting his cabinet colleagues to agree on their Dearing line. He complained to Sir Ron, only to be told: "You're lucky, mate. I have to square all this...
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Colleges squeezed to take students
AN EXTRA Pounds 50 million could be spent educating students in high-cost colleges next year because of budget cuts and funding inequities, writes Alan Thomson. A leading principal has said that...
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'Modern' universities flex v-c muscle
NEW universities have launched a pressure group inside the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals to ensure their voices are heard in the post-Dearing era. The Coalition of Modern Universities...
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Loan debts Bill gets second reading
The Education (Student Loans) Bill, to sell off student loan debt, received its second reading by 267 votes to three in the House of Commons week. The main opposition parties abstained on the vote,...
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Northern Ireland colleges incorporated
Regulations to give direct responsibility for Northern Ireland's 17 colleges of further education to the Department of Education in Northern Ireland (DENI) and incorporate the colleges under their...
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Scotland and Wales gain education powers
Further and higher education will be devolved to a Scottish parliament and a Welsh assembly under proposals unveiled by Government this week. The two devolution white papers pave the way for...
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MP calls for broader governor monitoring
Labour MP Alan Whitehead, formerly a professor at the Southampton Institute for Higher Education, said Lord Nolan had failed to distinguish between the old and new sectors in giving university...
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Professor cleared of sex charges
John Cottingham, professor of philosophy at Reading University, is expected to face a civil action after he was acquitted this week of indecently assaulting two female students. The women alleged he...