New spins on the web
HELPING to judge the 1997 UCISA Web Awards was an eye opener. I thought I knew fairly well what British academics are doing on the web. But impressive new sites had appeared. Familiar ones had grown...
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Entrance exam
Prima donnas have a tendency to arrive fashionably late. But occasionally the ploy can misfire and spoil the entrance altogether. Take Oxford's eagerly awaited commission of inquiry, preparing to...
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Anglia may face legal action
AT LEAST 75 final year student teachers are challenging Anglia Polytechnic University over its decision to deflate their final teaching practice grades. The students, who lodged academic appeals this...
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Keep it simple and people will choose
THE POPULAR vision of the future of education tells us that before long the classical model of a university will be supplemented by a flowering of forms. Course lengths will vary from a weekend to...