Gunnell to chair backbench education group
Former academic John Gunnell has been elected as chair of Labour's backbench education and employment committee. Mr Gunnell, 63, MP for Morley and Rothwell, lectured at the centre for studies in...
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Humanities graduates do well in job stakes
ARTS and humanities graduates do just as well in the jobs market as graduates of more vocational courses, researchers have found. Humanities Graduates and the World of Work, a survey of employers, by...
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Mine's a double
No prizes for undermining national stereotypes to United States researcher Elizabeth Dulk, who found that Scottish students drink twice as much alcohol as their American counterparts. But we are...
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Fashion points
(Photograph) - Fashion points: A design by student Soreta Riley at the first show for students on the BA fashion course offered jointly by the University of Huddersfield and Dewsbury College's Batley...
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Gene testing in insurance comes under scrutiny
The INSURANCE industry's use of genetic tests is the subject of a consultation document published this week by the Human Genetics Advisory Commission. The commission, which is chaired by Sir Colin...
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Natfhe boycott fails to stop Hera pilots
EMPLOYERS are to push ahead with pilot schemes for a new role-analysis system for higher education staff despite a boycott by lecturers' union Natfhe. A consortium of more than 100 higher education...
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Advisory group aims to overhaul adult learning
The GOVERNMENT's Advisory Group for Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning met for the first time last week. The group, which is chaired by Bob Fryer, principal of Northern College, will be "...
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Sacked history lecturer wins £27,000 payout
SACKED lecturer Pat Walsh has won Pounds ,000 from a further education college after claiming unfair dismissal. Mr Walsh, a senior history lecturer at Accrington and Rossendale College, Lancashire,...
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Higher education boosts economy
HIGHER education had a Pounds 1.3 billion balance of trade surplus in 1995/96, according to a new report that confirms universities' status as vital players in the economy, writes Chris Johnston. The...
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Derby on verge of empire...Bath's ambition stagnates
PLANS to create a regional university through the merger of Derby University with two neighbouring further education colleges looked set to take off this week. Following meetings with the Further...
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Teaching institute on cards
THE CREATION of a teaching and learning institute is likely to form a key recommendation of the Dearing inquiry to be published within the next fortnight, writes Alison Utley. The institute will be...
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Scottish colleges catch merger fever
A SHAKE-UP of Scottish colleges is under way, with three institutions negotiating mergers or forming closer links with universities. The Scottish Higher Education Funding Council has put aside Pounds...
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Mature students to get 5 per cent boost
PART-TIME and full-time students over 25 will attract additional funding of just 5 per cent under the Higher Education Funding Council for England's funding method for 1998/99. Cliff Allen, HEFCE's...
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Blunkett ban
Plans to release copies of the Dearing committee's report to a select few organisations days before publication have been scuppered by David Blunkett, the Education Secretary, who wants to get his...
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The grave Victorians
Fear death? - to feel the fog in my throat, The mist in my face, When the snows begin, and the blasts denote I am nearing the place, The power of the night, the press of the storm, the post of the...