AUT complaint against Birmingham upheld
The Privy Council has upheld a complaint by the Association of University Teachers that Birmingham University broke its statutes when the vice-chancellor assumed the power to appoint members of a...
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Luton told to raise its game in quality row
Quality watchdogs have demanded "incisive action" at Luton University before there can be full confidence in its academic standards. In an audit report published this week, the Quality Assurance...
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Cardiff conference stars must pay if they want to display
Academics at a top-rated Cardiff University school have been told they must pay their own way if they want to attend conferences next year, writes Phil Baty. Staff in the school of English,...
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French crave UK-style move on autonomy
French universities must have more say in running their own affairs, according to Bernard Belloc, head of the country's university presidents' organisation. Professor Belloc, who became leader of the...
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Vienna
Legislation to make Austria's universities autonomous legal entities from January 2004 has completed its passage through parliament.
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Hanover
At least a quarter of all German students give up their studies before final exams, according to a study by the Hanover Further Education Information System.
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Top universities taking more state pupils Leading universities have started admitting an increasing proportion of students from state schools since chancellor Gordon Brown complained of their “...
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ATL likely to follow Natfhe in striking
The Association of Teachers and Lecturers is likely to follow lecturers' union Natfhe with a strike over pay in further education colleges. The ATL, which has members in 15 colleges, will ballot for...
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British Library says sorry for disruptions
The British Library has apologised to users for the disruption to services resulting from this week's strike. Members of the Public and Commercial Services union downed tools on Monday over pay...
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Frustrated Tory shadow quits to spend time with his family
Shadow further and higher education minister Alistair Burt resigned this week, expressing discomfort, regrets and frustration after less than a year in the job. Mr Burt told The THES he resigned the...
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MPs put science bodies in dock
The UK's leading science and engineering bodies discriminate against academics in emerging disciplines and in universities outside Oxford, Cambridge and London, according to MPs. The House of Commons...
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Upbeat end-of-era quality report masks concerns
Flawed student assessment risks undermining confidence in the standard of British degrees, the quality watchdog has warned at the end of the largest ever review of university teaching. Publishing the...
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UCL head resigns as staff lose faith
Sir Chris Llewellyn Smith has quit as provost of University College London after council members received a letter from senior staff expressing no confidence in him. The council had earlier delayed...
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Archive wins £4.4m to build a new home
Higher education's most used archive, which contains gems such as Charlotte Bronte's will and the marriage bonds of Anthony Trollope and William Wordsworth, has received a Heritage Lottery grant of £...
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Cash-poor UK at risk of losing R&
The nation's research excellence cannot be sustained unless money is found for up-and-coming research and overworked researchers, according to a report published this week. Research funding will be...