Pick'n' mix as examiners merge
A proposed merger of two examination boards is set to close the gulf between academic and vocational qualifications. The University of London Examinations and Assessment Council and the Business and...
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Duplication narrows choice for vocational students, say Lib Dems
Thousands of students are facing a limited choice of vocational A levels because most colleges and sixth forms offer the same range of courses, according to a Liberal Democrat survey of approved...
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Applied patterns
Applications for higher education are up 1.5 per cent over this time last year, although this increase is accounted for mainly by the growth in overseas students from outside the European Union,...
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Euro funnel
The Department of Trade and Industry is supplying Pounds 2.5 million for institutions that want to do feasibility studies and research projects starting in the next three years with European partners...
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Young medics 'must know the law'
Medical students should not be able to qualify without a clear understanding of their legal obligations, according to Sandy Macara, chairman of the British Medical Association council. Dr Macara,...
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Summer bids
Eleven bids from higher education institutions to run a summer teaching semester were made by the closing date last Friday. A decision on which go ahead will be made at the Higher Education Funding...
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Sleek Greek
(Photograph) - Sleek Greek: Dimitris Katsanis, a Plymouth University engineering student, puts his revolutionary racing-bike frame through its paces. The lightweight cross-frame construction he...
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Fractal flourishes end in musical discord
John Barrow suggests that musical compositions, when viewed from the appropriate perspective, embody 1/f noise characteristics (THES, June 25), a conclusion drawn from data given by Voss and Clarke...
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Size important but not the only criterion
Your article on Southampton Institute's discussion document The Future of the University Sector (THES, June 23) inaccurately stated that the institute had proposed that all higher education...
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Appraisal imposed on Australians
A national inquiry into academic appraisal has recommended that all Australian universities be required to implement schemes so that staff are subject to regular reviews of their performance. The...
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Exams with a ten-minute rule
Gavin Fairbairn questions whether dyslexic students should be admitted to primary teacher training courses. Twice recently I have invigilated exams in which one or more students have been allocated...
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Languages of common-sense
Nick Tate (THES, May 19) and Richard Gaskin (THES letters, June 16) call for more Latin in schools. Richard Gaskin offers the best reason for learning Latin, which is to produce scholars capable of...
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Lese we forget
Your headline last week, "Southampton bids for university status", is a clear case of lese-majeste. On April 29 1952 Her Majesty The Queen granted a charter, and Article 1 of this charter states: "...
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Correct English
I write to correct a factual error in Claire Sanders' article, "Funders act on English report" (THES, June 16). The English Association, although it has a large individual membership in schools and...