Oxford Union rejects charge of elitism
The Oxford Union has rejected the claim that Oxford and Cambridge universities operate an elitist admissions policy by 410 votes to 87. Anthony Smith, president of Magdalen College, which provoked...
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Belfast redundancies spark inquiry call
Jim McKeown, regional official of lecturers' union Natfhe, is demanding an external inquiry into the Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education as the college seeks 26 academic redundancies...
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Hefce announces new chair and members
David Young, deputy chairman of the John Lewis Partnership, is to succeed Sir Michael Checkland as chairman of the Higher Education Funding Council for England from October 2001. Oxford-educated Mr...
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Dome dogged by Legacy denials
Universities that have said they support the idea that London's Millennium Dome will be converted into a science park have distanced themselves from Legacy plc, which was selected as preferred bidder...
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Sainsbury seeks green science bids
Science minister Lord Sainsbury is calling for project bids from academic and business teams under the £30 million sustainable technologies initiative he announced on Tuesday. "Science and technology...
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Rail delay forces Queen to Cambridge by road
The Queen was to travel by train to open Cambridge University's new centre for advanced religious and theological studies yesterday but decided to switch from rail to road because of continuing train...
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Psychology students like to go it alone
Final-year psychology students at Teesside University are being scrutinised in a project trying to understand how undergraduates work on dissertations. "Common problems include students wanting to...
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No-sex advice made Andrew a saint
To mark St Andrew's Day next Thursday, an academic has written to all 129 members of the Scottish Parliament urging them to honour Scotland's patron saint by embracing policies of pacifism and...
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Foundation degree might not meet needs, experts warn
Universities and colleges that will offer the foundation degree from next year were celebrating this week. However, some experts warned that the qualification will not achieve its objectives....
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Funding council expects losses
A third of universities and colleges expect to make financial losses this year, compared with 22 per cent that had an operating deficit in 1998-99. Some 54 institutions will fail to make ends meet,...
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Blunkett demands training overhaul
Half of all colleges are expected to become centres of excellence in a vocational subject over the next five years, as part of a new scheme outlined by David Blunkett, secretary of state for...
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'Standstill' on the cards after ballot
Universities face virtual shutdown, trade union leaders have warned, as four higher education unions representing almost 100,000 staff secured a mandate for industrial action over pay and conditions...
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Duo looks closer to home for medics
Two universities in Yorkshire joined forces this week in a bid to increase the number of doctors trained in the region by almost 50 per cent and to persuade non-traditional students to consider a...
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Scot bank offers £1.7m in bid to widen access
The Royal Bank of Scotland is giving more than £1.7 million to help widen access at five leading Scottish universities. Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow and St Andrews universities will each win...
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Eleven join forces to attract funds for UK plc
Eleven universities are teaming up with the Department of Trade and Industry to set up an advisory committee for the automotive industry. The Universities and Colleges Automotive Association will be...