Jet water breaks legs in theatre
Surgeons could soon be wielding high-speed water jet devices instead of saws for cutting through bones if work being carried out by Durham University researchers is successful. Speaking at the...
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Queen's award for Oxford exporters
Two Oxford companies - one 364 years old, one just 14 years old - have been awarded a Queen's Award for export achievement. Oxford University Press, found- ed in 1632, has received its second award...
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South Africa skill drill
A high-level trade mission to the Indian Ocean resort of Durban is boosting United Kingdom-South African education and training partnerships this week. Led by trade minister Anthony Nelson, the...
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Film course cuts run deep
The squeeze on higher education funding is threatening film and television courses and potentially jeopardising their respective industries, academics fear. Course organisers say that while funding...
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Credit where credit is due
A bold push into the sometimes bewildering world of credit accumulation and transfer has paid off for Welsh higher education institutions. Many thought they would never get it off the ground, but...
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A big wheel in industry circles
An impressive track record in attracting industrial funding for research brought personal congratulations from Prime Minister John Major for biologist Janet Hemingway and a Pounds 35,000 prize for...
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Heads prepare Sir Ron salvo
Higher education heads in Wales are hoping to start fresh talks with the Government on the concerns of Welsh universities and colleges. Representatives of the University of Wales were meeting this...
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Grassroots bid to retain talent
How do you keep a Welsh graduate in Wales, give a former miner the chance to do a degree, regenerate your local economy and forge a regional identity for your institution all at the same time? Welsh...
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Call off the inspector
The Welsh are proud of their own brand of quality assurance. So much so that they might even resist moves to push them together with the English in a new, single quality regime. Many of the...
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Council rejig spreads fear
Further education college heads in Wales fear that local authority cuts will hamper the growing success of their independent institutions. They are worried that a budget squeeze on the new unitary...
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Rapid expansion threatens quality
The Further Education Funding Council for Wales has warned that expansion will have to slow down if quality is to be maintained. Further education colleges in Wales have proved remarkably successful...
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The fast track
(Photograph) - The fast track: Madhumath Krishnamurthy from India and Nathalie Denys from Norway, two of 22 students from six countries studying for an international diploma in journalism at...
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Forsyth in Highland fling
Michael Forsyth, secretary of state for Scotland, has come under fire for positive discrimination in his enthusiasm for a university of the Highlands and Islands. At this week's Scottish Grand...
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A light on those who lack lustre
What motivates students and how can universities ensure that students do not just coast through their courses, doing just enough to pass? These were the questions exercising speakers at the...
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Sector eyes profit-related pay
News that profit-related pay may be introduced in universities caused consternation among unions and triggered denials from university authorities this week. Alison Utley explains how such schemes...