A-level benefits questioned
A study of students with different kinds of qualifications entering higher education casts doubt on the assumption that A levels are the "gold standard". Sarah Wilkinson, an education researcher at...
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Weeds invade GM row
English Nature this week expressed "deep concern" that large-scale farming in the United Kingdom of genetically modified crops resistant to herbicide could create weeds that cannot be killed. The...
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Critics admit teaching watchdog has teeth, but want to see its bite
The government has confounded critics who feared the new General Teaching Council would be little more than a government lapdog by confirming the body's independent status. The Department for...
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Powers go to funding council
Scottish colleges are relishing the chance to prove their independent mettle. This summer is a watershed for Scottish further education, according to Bob Kay, chairman of the Association of Scottish...
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Distance no barrier to learning as most students have access to local college
Gillian Raab and Kirsteen Davidson of Napier University's applied statistics group were commissioned by the Scottish Office to investigate the distribution of further education courses, writes Olga...
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Pay dispute set to escalate
Lecturers have warned university chiefs and the government that the gloves are about to come off in the fight over pay. The warning from the Association of University Teachers affirms members'...
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NI lecturers angered by 3% offer
Lecturers in Northern Irish colleges may strike over their 3 per cent pay offer after chief executives were awarded rises that were nearly five times greater. Lecturers' union Natfhe is to consult...
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New archive reveals v-cs' colourful past
The once obscure world of British higher education is revealed with the opening of a new archive of detailing the machinations of yesteryear's vice chancellors, writes Alan Thomson. The Modern...
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The networked campus
IT is coming of age in higher education. As Kam Patel writes, it is no longer just for email, it is the backbone of an electronic academic community Within just a few years, computers have quietly...
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Don's diary
Sunday I am away for the next five weeks on a placement at The THES to find out more about how the media works and how academics can bridge the gap between the press and universities. It has been a...
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Carol Adams
Teachers must be happy to know that before they became the chief professional concern of Carol Adams, newly appointed chief executive of the General Teaching Council, it was the crown jewels....
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The THES Diary
Drink-tank The Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals has learned a thing or two about targeted lobbying and is putting it into effect at this year's party conferences. Its fringe meeting at...
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On the move
Phil Harris, joint director of the centre for corporate and public affairs at Manchester Metropolitan University, has been elected chair of the Academy of Marketing. He succeeds David Carson. Deborah...
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Glittering prizes
The Royal Anthropological Institute has awarded a patron's medal to James Woodburn, senior lecturer in anthropology at the London School of Economics; the Rivers Memorial Medal to Caroline Humphrey,...
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Turkmenistan banks on silk road tourism
Turkmenistan has two main resources - fossil fuels and the tourist potential of the ancient Silk Road. But both have their down side. Until new (and politically controversial) pipelines are built,...