Damning report on university revealed
Middlesex University has been struggling with "overworked and demoralised staff", high student dropout rates and poor course quality at its School of Computing Science, according to material released...
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Hefce admits to gaps in its financial oversight regime
Funding chiefs have admitted that the rules under which they hand out more than £6 billion of public funds each year may be "breached" by universities without the funding council's knowledge. The...
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Power steering
Whose ride? Match the vice-chancellors to their vehicles David Vandelinde, Warwick University Steve Smith, Exeter University Roland Levinsky, Plymouth Univeristy Drummond Bone, Liverpool University...
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Harrow college fined
A London-based businessman has become the first person to be successfully prosecuted under the 1998 Education Reform Act for falsely claiming that his tutorial college could award legitimate degrees...
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Soas staff cut battle
The Association of University Teachers was this week preparing for an industrial dispute with London University's School of Oriental and African Studies, over planned redundancies. The AUT said it...
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Plymouth mulls a move
Plymouth University will extend the consultation period for the possible relocation of its faculty of education from Exmouth to Plymouth. The extension was granted after requests from four trade...
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Spa moves upmarket
Bath Spa University College has been granted university status by the Privy Council and given the go-ahead to call itself Bath Spa University. Frank Morgan, its vice-chancellor, said the new...
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EU students too taxing?
Support for students from the European Union to study in Britain next year will cost UK taxpayers £50 million, it was claimed this week. Stephen O'Brien, the Conservative higher education spokesman,...
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Sixth-former fee fears
Almost half of all sixth-formers say they are "less inclined" to go to university because of higher tuition fees next year, according to a survey by NatWest Bank. The bank found that 49 per cent of...
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Leeds music college hits Higher note
The UK's biggest music conservatoire is celebrating its transfer from the further education to the higher education sector. Leeds College of Music officials are hoping that the move will bring a...
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Kingston bursting, says QAA
Kingston University has clashed with the quality watchdog over a report that says the institution is close to bursting point and that measures to deal with student numbers through virtual learning...
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Student seeks to challenge OIA ruling
The student complaints ombudsman could face an unprecedented legal challenge after a postgraduate student, who was awarded £750 for mistreatment by Westminster University, rejected the compensation...
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Institutions show a manly face on net
As universities seek to sex up their image, they may be forgiven for failing to check whether their websites are predominantly masculine or feminine affairs. But, according to researchers at...
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Loan funds a shot at film fame
In what may prove to be the best investment of his life, Edward Jeffreys decided to spend his student loan on making a film about fate rather than spending it on food, books and beer. Now the Napier...
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Healthy pay fires overseas interest
A report on recruitment says the UK fares well in the global pay league, which makes it attractive to foreign academics, but job satisfaction in universities is low. Paul Hill surveys the figures UK...