Oxford rethinks 'overloaded' complaints body
Oxford University is reforming its ruleson the harassment of staff and students in the wake of figures that show it is failingto deal properly with complaints, writes Phil Baty. Figures from the...
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Students to get fairer hearing
Education secretary David Blunkett has ordered an urgent review of universities' progress in replacing "unfair" student complaints procedures. Officials at the Department for Education and Employment...
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White paper heralds more education reform
Further and higher education funding are likely to be reformed under plans to modernise government unveiled this week. The white paper, Modernising Government, published on Tuesday, affects all...
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Wellcome collects data on female researchers
Four thousand academics across the country will soon get questionnaires in an attempt to find out why more women do not seek research grants. Replies will form part of a study by the Wellcome Trust....
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In his days as professor of physical sciences in Madrid, Javier Solana did not think much of Nato. He only changed his mind ten years before becoming its general secretary. For a long time an...
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Readers' reactions
Last week in The THES... Bill Gates argued that IT would help to control and cure some of the world's most terrible diseases. Andy Miah+ PhD student De Montfort University, Bedford. Undoubtedly, the...
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Sources of fresh funding in Europe
Funds available as part of the EU's Fifth Framework Programme. Research funding sources can be submitted to research@thesis.co.uk The Fifth Framework Programme (FP5) The programme sets out the...
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Move to make broader RAE
Rules for the research assessment exercise are to be rephrased to encourage academics to submit a broader range of work. But those who submit fewer than four pieces of research will not necessarily...
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Lib Dems seek quicker teacher training
Teacher training should be streamlined by abandoning the traditional four-year bachelor of education degree, Liberal Democrats have said. Education spokesman Don Foster (above) said that the BEd...
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Scottish pair want to be parliamentary aids
Glasgow and Strathclyde universities have unveiled plans to become a joint research resource for the Scottish Parliament. Having recently signed an agreement recognising one another as "preferred...
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CVCP names team to explore globalisation
The Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals has announced the project team commissioned to conduct research into the challenges of globalisation in higher education. Robin Middlehurst from the...
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Support agencies 'fail' to help arts graduates
Agencies charged with supporting artists in the crucial few years after graduating are "failing" in the task, said Metier, the national training organisation for the arts. Duncan Sones, Metier's...
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De Montfort clears South African hurdle
De Montfort University has become the first university to be registered in South Africa as an approved provider of private higher education under the country's new regulations. De Montfort has run...
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As strike ends, library reveals spending plans
The strike by staff at the British Library is over. The library also announced this week that, in response to its recent consultation exercise, it will spend an extra Pounds 3 million a year on...
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Rally fights job cuts at Reid Kerr College
The Educational Institute of Scotland has held a rally opposing compulsory redundancies at Reid Kerr College in Paisley. The college says it must cut 46 lecturer posts in the wake of a report by...