Cape compact
Closer scientific collaboration between South Africa and the United Kingdom was signalled this week with an agreement between the two countries. Science minister David Hunt, visiting South Africa,...
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FE reined in
Scotland's further education colleges have lost the prospect of a spending spree to dispose of funds by the end of March. They have been brought into line with England and Wales, and no longer have a...
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Number cruncher
Tim Holt is to be the next director of the Central Statistical Office and head of the Government statistical service. He is now deputy vice chancellor of Southampton University.
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Engineers find students weak in mathematics
The majority of engineering lecturers surveyed by the Engineering Council believe that the mathematical competence of first-year engineering students is significantly weaker today than it was ten...
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Oxford graduate charter
Oxford university graduates have drawn up a charter with 26 recommendations on research supervision, facilities, employment of graduates in teaching and taught postgraduate courses. The Graduate...
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Funds for science earmarked
The Office of Science and Technology has earmarked nearly Pounds 21 million for special initiatives in the science budget for 1996/97. Announcing guidelines for the research councils over the next...
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War of the Roses
(Photograph) - War of the Roses: Picture-hanging in the Manton Room at Lancaster University, which has won a battle with Leeds University over who exhibits the collection of late Leeds professor...
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Probation in danger
Home Office plans to remove the professional training of probation officers from universities could close university social work departments, destroy the professional credibility of the probation...
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Cornish campus hopes to kick-start local economy
Cornwall, one of the last counties without a university, is planning to open a campus by the year 2000. The Cornwall Task Force - whose members are drawn from local business, local government and...
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Prophet of doom
Prophecy of the week comes from the most recent edition of the Directory of Social Change, where, under "The Baring Foundation", can be read: "Its rate of growth is, as the chairman has noted in...
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Not Frying tonight
A fresh gloss on Stephen Fry's disappearance from his West End performance in Cell Mates. Mr Fry is rector of Dundee University, and because of changes to Cell Mates, had to cancel a show he was...
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Healthy exercise
Neat Juxtapositions no 402: Even as members of the Public Accounts Committee were expressing a certain incredulity at Neil Merritt's ability to run Portsmouth University at the same time as chairing...
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King's seal
A political straw in the wind? Essex professor of politics Anthony King, long famously sceptical about Labour's electoral chances and given to seminar papers asking "Can Labour Win?", recently...
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Newton ponders suicide inquiry
Tony Newton, Lord President of the Privy Council, is considering whether he has the power to launch an inquiry into David Regan's suicide and "related matters" at Nottingham University. Mr Newton, as...
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Quality assurance union will take time
The Valentine's Day meeting that was to begin the delicate process of wedding the two quality assurance bodies for English universities has led to forecasts of an extremely long engagement. Graeme...