THE 1958 and 1970 longitudinal studies of children born in a single week, now at City University in London, will be brought together in the centre for longitudinal studies at the Institute of...
The government has announced changes to the 16-19 curriculum aimed at increasing breadth and flexibility. But the changes only go part way to establishing the national qualifications framework...
RADICAL new plans for handling student applications have met a lukewarm response from education administrators and civil liberties campaigners. Details of the scheme, designed to record exam grades,...
(Photograph) - Chemical sister: Brigitte Jurak is using the ICI chemical plant at Wilton as inspiration for a 12-month visual arts fellowship. The fellowship, offered by ICI, is funded by Northern...
Queen's University, Belfast DMus: Evelyn Glennie, solo percussionist who has performed with the Ulster Orchestra and premiered two works by Piers Hellawell, sometime composer-in-residence and now...
University of Leicester The following inaugural lectures will be held at 5.30 in Lecture Theatre 1 of the New Building: May 5. Ann Colley, professor of psychology: 'Shared knowledge and the social...
RAE CONSULTATION ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART. Christopher Frayling, rector of the Royal College of Art, has criticised the handling of design in the 1996 research assessment exercise, writes Kam Patel. In...
VICE-CHANCELLORS are to draw up a model for an admissions system in which would-be students could apply for university after they receive their exam results. It is likely to involve changes either to...
The degree should not be held up as a "gold standard", and extra public funding should be directed at colleges, not universities, two leading government advisers said this week, writes Phil Baty....
UP TO 30,000 young people are expected to take up full-time education or training under the government's New Deal to get the young unemployed off benefit and into work. But the scheme could run out...
Leeds Metropolitan University has succeeded in persuading a previously sceptical Further Education Funding Council that it should be allowed to merge with Harrogate College. The university said...
Carl Reid graduated from Stoke-on-Trent College last year with an HND in media studies. He also graduated with "thousands of pounds" of student debt, and poor job prospects in an overcrowded graduate...
University College of St Martin, Lancaster The following have been appointed to chairs: Colin Richards, former visiting professor at the University of Newcastle and HMI for Ofsted; Mike Walsh, former...
HIGHER education has a crucial role to play in lifelong learning but more must be done to widen participation and improve business links, minister Kim Howells has said. Dr Howells said that the...
Epitomising the saying that it is better to travel hopefully than to arrive was lifelong learning minister Kim Howells, who this week failed to make his scheduled speech to the Association of...