Light my fire
About 2,000 years ago Plutarch observed that the student's mind was a fire to be lit, not a vessel to be filled (Teaching, "The fallacy of facts", THES, September 3). Dave Radlett Firelighter in law...
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A dangerous 1970s fashion
Larry Bunt says a national pay structure is a backwards step After an elephantine gestation, the report of the Bett committee into terms and conditions of employment in higher education was published...
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Readers reactions
Last week in The THES... James Tooley argued that British universities were churning out too many graduates and should have their state subsidies withdrawn If James Tooley believes jobs filled by...
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Britons with Aids opt for assisted suicide
British Aids victims who choose to end their lives are more likely to seek the assistance of a friend or family member than their American or continental counterparts. Cases of euthanasia and...
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Suicide row hits Aids research
A PhD student who has been carrying out ground-breaking research into assisted suicides and euthanasia among Britons with Aids is in dispute with Exeter University over guaranteeing the anonymity of...
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Internet
This week, THESIS, The THES internet service, launches the online version of Higher Channels, our TVand radio listings service (in The THES this week on page 24). The online version lists more...
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Part-timers affect league table position
* Universities with a high proportion of part-time students could suffer under plans to drop part-timers from one of the performance indicators, vice-chancellors have warned. The funding councils...
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GEC takes its pick of masters' crop
GEC is developing a masters degree for all its new graduate employees in collaboration with universities worldwide. The University of Warwick will accredit modules developed by other universities,...
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Fine arts students' fury over degree delay
Margaret Ewing, SNP MSP for Moray, is championing the cause of 17 art students who have been "devastated" to discover they cannot continue their course to degree level at Moray College. They had...
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Hats off
(Photograph) - Hats off: more than 800 students were presented with degrees from Ripon and York College, University of Leeds, at York Minster this week
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Minister signals shake-up
DURBAN Significant changes to higher education have been signalled by South Africa's new education minister, Kader Asmal, including possible closures and mergers for some institutions and new...
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Entrepreneurs put on research cap
Specialist posts, sabbaticals and secondments for academics and captains of industry and staff training have emerged as Scottish university strategies to exploit the commercial potential of research...
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Community repair work neglected
Northern Ireland's further and higher education institutions could do more to combat sectarianism, according to a study launched this week. The study by Quinliven/Gilpin Black Consultancy was...
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King's College buys Public Record Office
King's College London is buying the former Public Record Office in Chancery Lane in a multimillion pound deal. It has been granted planning permission to convert the Grade II-listed 19th-century...
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Firms send students to Northern Ireland
More than half the foreign students who come to the United Kingdom for work experience go to Northern Ireland. Study and exchange placements have gained an increasing reputation internationally and...