Scots FE sector
Total number of students in FE colleges in 1995/96: 323,052, of which * 37,495 studied for nonvocational courses * 60,718 studied higher education courses * 224,539 studied for further education...
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Lectures
Royal Observatory. The following lectures will be held at 7.30 pm in the observatory lecture theatre, free. November 21: "The Missing Matter of the Universe" by Mike Hawkins. November 28: "The Night...
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Further into the future
The spotlight has swung on to the college sector since Tony Blair announced that he wanted to see an extra 500,000 people in further and higher education by 2002. Colleges will almost certainly...
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College shuffle in ten steps
David Chaytor outlines ten stages that he believes could achieve a comprehensive, lifelong learning society The forthcoming publication of the white paper on lifelong learning, coupled with the...
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Guardian agents
The end of the cold war must not lead to the end of spying, argues Christopher Andrew, because there are plenty of deviant dictators and fanatical terrorists we need to keep an eye on. It is much...
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Chairs
King's College, London. Readers promoted to chairs: Robert Blackburn, constitutional law; Clive Bush, American literature; Gareth Jones, cell biology; Giovanni Mann, vascular physiology; Yuri Safarov...
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Grants
The Universitiy of Liverpool. Charities Professor J. Crampton, Pounds 33,380 from Wellcome Trust (model system to evaluate the concept of delivering protective immunogenic proteins by haemotophagus...
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A question of cash and charm
Inefficient, bureaucratic, mismanaged. The latest charges against MI5, the branch of the secret services responsible for security within the UK, come from former agent David Shayler. Shayler, living...
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Learning the basics to fit in
Employers at the Confederation of British Industry's conference have their say on graduate requirements Graduate employability appears to have risen to the top of the national agenda. The government...
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Tumours detected by metal
Chemistry is helping to find and fight cancer and make cleaner fuel THE LATEST in chemistry technology is being used to improve the detection of cancerous tumours in humans. For many years chemists...
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Fact file
* 62 per cent of part-time first year undergraduates in England are female * 60 per cent of part-time first year undergraduates in Scotland are female * 55 per cent of part-time first year...
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Key Nolan recommendations for FE and HE
The fourth Nolan report is published today * Appointments to governing bodies should be made on merit * The automatic representation of the TECs and LECson college governing bodies should be ended *...
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McAleese wins Irish presidential poll
MARY McAleese, pro vice chancellor of Queen's University, Belfast, has been elected as the new president of Ireland, a largely honorary but symbolic post. The 46-year-old law expert is the first...
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Colleges too broke to educate properly
THE TOTAL further education deficit has rocketed by nearly 2,000 per cent in just two years, funding chiefs have revealed. The crisis is so acute that it threatens the ability of the Further...
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Keele to probe standard of PhDs
KEELE University has launched an investigation into academic standards in its only 5-star rated department after a research student was accused of plagiarism. Leaked documents seen by The THES reveal...