Boswell's formula for underpinning GNVQ
The Government has spelled out how it wants national agencies to spend Pounds 23 million earmarked for the development of General National Vocational Qualifications. Tim Boswell, further and higher...
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Institute goes for lifelong learning
A unique industry/university partnership aims to provide tailor-made learning programmes to enhance competitiveness of manufacturing companies starting with those located in the North West. The...
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Capital ideas at colleges win Queen's award
Two London institutions are among the 140 winners of the prestigious Queen's Awards for Export Achievement announced today. King's College London has received the accolade for earning Pounds 16...
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Gender funding
Dundee University is to set up Scotland's first chair in gender relations, funded by AT&T Global Informations Solutions (Scotland) Ltd, the self-service banking technology company. The post,...
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NUS backing
Labour students at their annual conference have voted by two to one to support the National Union of Students' review of all forms of paying for education. However, the conference is opposed to...
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EU green award
Bradford University has won a contract from the European Union to develop an environmental education module for secondary schools across Europe. The Pounds 100,000 project will be carried out by the...
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Lingerie first
The promotion and dissemination of design research by academics took a leap forward this week with the first conference of the European Academy of Research. More than 50 papers on topics ranging from...
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Training millions
The Scottish Office is giving Pounds 34 million for training up to 1998, a year after gaining devolved responsibility for training policy. George Kynoch, Scottish Office minister for industry, said...
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CVCP elections
David Melville, vice chancellor of Middlesex University and Martin Harris, vice chancellor of Manchester University, have been elected vice chairs of the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals.
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Classified information sees the light
The Natural History Museum has for the first time appointed a science director, reflecting the importance it now attaches to its long-hidden but expanding research work, Aisling Irwin writes. The...
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Plans for 30,000 new places
One national and 11 regional universities could be established by the end of the century, costing more than Pounds 300 million and creating 30,000 or more places, according to information compiled by...
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Circular quality
Circular quality The Higher Education Funding Council for England has sent a circular letter to all vice chancellors asking for comments on a discussion document about how to bring the quality...
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Train to nowhere
(Photograph) - Train to nowhere: Roxanne Powell of the London School of Economics stands before the axed Advanced Passenger Train at the National Railway Museum, York. She presented a paper about the...
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Fees must rise or quality suffer
Universities rapidly expanding their postgraduate and part-time student numbers will have to increase their fees if quality is to be maintained, the funding council has warned. Speaking at last week'...
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Unions reject 2.1% offer
Unions in the old universities have flatly rejected this year's pay offer to academic and technical staff, saying it amounts to a cut in real terms. The 2.1 per cent increase proposed by the...