Students swap the campus for home
Increasing numbers of students are studying locally or taking a year out to raise the money to support themselves through university, according to figures released today. One in six students starting...
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'Get a clear mission or go bust'
Universities and colleges without clearly defined missions are at risk of going bust, Sir David Watson, director of the University of Brighton, warned this week in a publication to mark the third...
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Student inequality due to elitist structures claims book
A new book claims that the only way to increase the proportion of students from non-traditional backgrounds is to tackle the elitist structures still lingering in universities, writes Alison Utley....
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Napier in turmoil over PR degree
Relations between student leaders and management at Napier University are at an all-time low, with students claiming they have been marginalised and ignored over concerns about courses. Student...
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QAA questions college's move into research
Quality inspectors have raised serious concerns about Anglia Polytechnic University's expansion into research. They say it may not have the proper infrastructure for such a "significant shift in...
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Critics branded as unrealistic
The co-author of the controversial report on top-up fees commissioned by the Russell Group of top research universities has hit back at critics. David Greenaway, pro vice-chancellor at Nottingham...
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AUT stalls national bargaining
National negotiating over pay and conditions looked close to collapse this week, as the Association of University Teachers again expressed no confidence in the employers' association and pulled out...
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Education a priority for NI executive
Sean Farren, Northern Ireland's minister for higher and further education, training and employment, has flagged up further education as his priority in the resurrected power sharing executive. He...
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Post-18 skills training to be overhauled
Northern Ireland does well at keeping young people in education and training at 16 and 17, but the unemployment rate has more than doubled by the time they reach 20, says new research. Dr Farren said...
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Surrey denies problem
Surrey University's vice-chancellor has condemned an anonymous circular to staff alleging mismanagement and low staff morale. Patrick Dowling said that "anonymous letters of this kind do nothing" to...
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Joining the fast lane
Introducing our four-page survey of research in Germany, Jennie Brookman looks at how the country is making more effort to attract and retain young scientists Germany is among the world's top five...
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Funds, funds funds: who pays for research
Germany spent e42.43 billion (Pounds 26.5 billion) on research and development in 1997, accounting for 2. per cent of gross domestic product, according to the latest official figures. The business...
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Quick and easy pictures of health
A photodetector that picks up minute temperature changes could be a simple way to diagnose breast cancer Physicists from the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics in Freiburg have been...
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Why we treasure the mutants
Phenotype-driven mutagenesis has provided a new tool that will help discover the function of genes. Rudi Balling discusses the role of mutant mice in functional genomics This year marks the...
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Young minds turn to some old concerns
Scientists and designers are working to develop household products that will make life easier for the elderly New technology could provide many household appliances to help elderly people maintain...