Sir Muir succeeds Sir Graeme
(Photograph) - Scotland's top civil servant, Sir Muir Russell, is to be the next principal of Glasgow University, succeeding Sir Graeme Davies in September 2003. Sir Muir, permanent secretary to the...
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QAA called in to review foundation degrees
* The Quality Assurance Agency is being called in to review foundation degrees. Sir Howard Newby, chief executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for England, states in a letter to vice-...
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London v-cs demand money to boost access
(Photograph) - London's vice-chancellors last week called for more money when they met Stephen Twigg, minister for young people and learning, to discuss links between higher education and schools....
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Sheffield to sell off halls of residence
Students at Sheffield University are angry that their halls of residence are to be sold on the open market. All the university's residential properties were to be transferred to Unite, a commercial...
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Swindon opens state-of-the art academy
Medical students from four universities will attend a new state-of-the-art academy in Swindon. The facility at the Great Western Hospital is expected to train medical undergraduates from Oxford...
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ILT to manage National Teaching Fellowships
n The Institute for Learning and Teaching is to manage the annual competition for £1 million National Teaching Fellowships for a fourth year, the Higher Education Funding Council for England and the...
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Lovejoy to head Natfhe FE colleges department
Former college lecturer Barry Lovejoy has been appointed head of Natfhe's further education colleges department. His appointment, which follows the retirement of Sue Berryman, comes as the union is...
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Council to help speed up nurse registration
Thirty-eight entries were received for the E-tutor of the Year 2002 competition run by the Learning and Teaching Support Agency generic centre and sponsored by The THES . The £1,000 prizewinner will...
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Edge Hill College to build new campus
Work has started on a multi-million pound development of part of Edge Hill College of Higher Education's Ormskirk campus. One of the main features of the scheme will be a large lake designed to...
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Photocopying bills set to rise for researchers
Universities will face more bureaucracy and higher bills for photocopying when a new European directive comes into force in December, according to the Society of College, National and University...
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Iron-Age settlement at Warwick campus
Archaeologists have discovered the outline of a late Iron-Age settlement on the campus of the University of Warwick. The discovery marks the earliest evidence of Neolithic people living within the...
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NI union warns of shortfall in study places
Northern Ireland's department for employment and learning has dismissed student claims of an impending admissions crisis, writes Olga Wojtas. The National Union of Students - Union of Students in...
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Vocational A level tougher, colleges warn
College heads have urged university admissions tutors to ensure fair treatment of applicants holding "vocational A levels". The plea came as this week's results appeared to confirm warnings that...
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Leaked grant plan opens rift
The architect of the government's plans to extend education maintenance allowances to higher education this week called for the scheme to be restricted to the poorest families. Wendy Piatt, a senior...
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Concern at proposed charity law reforms
Universities fear they could face further regulation under reforms to charity law being considered by the government. Changes to the status of charities exempted from the jurisdiction of the Charity...