Kirk out for hard-up Scotties
Increasing student hardship has contributed to a dramatic 40 per cent drop in the number of candidates applying to train for the ministry, the Church of Scotland believes. The committee on education...
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Elite profit from expansion
Massive expansion in further and higher education has failed to produce a significant widening of participation among non-traditional learners, according to a new discussion paper. The National...
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Higher in further?
Sir Ron Dearing has hinted that he is keen to examine the potential of developing more higher education in further education colleges as part of his inquiry. Speaking at a conference at the...
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Moser plea
Funding improvements for all students and higher pay for lecturers are two of the priorities for Sir Ron Dearing's higher education review, according to Sir Claus Moser, founding member of the...
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English campaign
The Association of Graduate Recruiters has given its support to the Better English Campaign launched this week. The association said that communication, both verbal and written, is the most important...
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V-cs bash fees cut
The Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals has attacked Government plans to cut funding for foreign students who take part of their course in the United Kingdom. The committee said the move to...
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ALL backs nationwide policy to rationalise language learning
Language learning needs a coherent national strategy that could include standards of achieve-ment for all graduates, according to the Association for Language Learning. The ALL announced last week...
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Fender tenders even-handed approach
The head of the English funding council said this week that he wants to tackle the uneven distribution of funding for teaching in universities. Brian Fender, chief executive of the Higher Education...
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Institutions poised for quality role
Universities and higher education colleges would play a greater role in quality monitoring under plans unveiled this week by the joint planning group for a single quality agency, writes Tony Tysome....
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Standards harder to keep level
Many academics believe standards in broad subject areas are not comparable across higher education and that the concept of a minimum "threshold standard" has little meaning, says a report this week....
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Mala-propisms
Dyslexia seems rampant in Cardiff. First an unfortunate Cardiff Institute of Higher Education rugby player was described as a "scum-half" in the programme for the British Universities Sports...
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Window of opportunity
(Photograph) - Window of opportunity: Members of the public are to choose one of six designs by students at the University of Wolverhampton's School of Art and Design for a stained-glass window at...
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Applied Cymru
One of the fascinations of Welsh universities is the extent of their bilingualism, leading to unfamiliar terminology for familiar functions. As you might expect the Welsh language has its own...
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Bread winner
The punsters have been out in force after Queen's University Belfast decided to team up with Irwin's Bakery to promote lifelong learning via its Armagh campus. The university insists locals are being...
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Yin and Yang
But it is not just the human way with words that entertains us. The Political Studies Association in Glasgow was at the mercy of a berserk computer spellchecker. PSA executive member Jeremy Jennings...