The shape of further education
Official statistics, right and below, give the most up-to-date picture of the sector's progress in England. The further education sector comprises 452 colleges covering different types of study. They...
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Buccaneering spirit in Bradford
Peter Chambers looks at how students from disadvantaged backgrounds made good. Kenneth Baker got it only half right when he described further education as Cinderella. Starved of resource and denied...
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Everyone's a winner in local Derby
Roger Waterhouse looks forward to comprehensive post-school education The divisions education has inherited are local (no other country has them) and rooted in the British obsession with class. They...
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On the right route at Spaghetti Junction
Simon Midgley reports on moves for a community university in Birmingham. Britain's first American-style city community university offering learning for life to local people could be created by the...
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Follow Dearing who dares
Andy Green argues that proposals for 16 to 19-year-olds are too complicated to implement. Sir Ron Dearing is a master at squaring political circles. His meticulous and comprehensive review of...
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City University London has awarded an Honorary DMus to Ian Horsbrugh, principal of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama since 1988.
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Appointments
QUEENS' COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE. John Eatwell, Labour's economic spokesman in the House of Lords, fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, head of college. UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD. Vice chancellor elect: Colin...
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Unions may 'greylist' Ulster
Unions at the University of Ulster have warned they are on a "collision course" with management over proposed staffing arrangements, which could make it the first United Kingdom university on a "...
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Edinburgh probes 'scientific racist'
Edinburgh University is to investigate the teaching practices of psychology lecturer and self-styled "scientific racist" Chris Brand, whose book on IQ was withdrawn by his publisher last week. Sir...
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BA awards to plummet
Competition for prestigious British Academy studentships for masters and PhD degrees is expected to be tougher than ever this year, writes Simon Targett. Government cutbacks mean that Britain's...
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Law training set for revamp
The first full-scale review of legal education in 25 years has called for greater flexibility and a stronger partnership between law schools and professional bodies. New entry and exit points should...
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Job cuts to mean worse doctors
Medical schools will have to shed at least 100 academic staff to meet Government cuts, Sir Michael Thompson, chairman of the vice chancellors' medical committee, warned this week. The shortfall comes...
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Thesis
Every week THESIS, The THES Internet Service, provides a guide to the news, features and reviews in the newspaper. Job advertsare updated on the Tuesday before publication. Coverage of the recent...
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Shephard to unveil electronic image bank
An educational image bank with global ambitions will be launched next week by Gillian Shephard, Secretary of State for Education and Employment. The Knowledge Gallery's stock in trade will be the...
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Live wire
(Photograph) - Live wire: John Knapton, Newcastle University's professor of civil engineering, has been lecturing to third-year students from a construction site using the audio visual centre's...