Union fury at 'shameless' v-c pay rises
Vice-chancellors have accepted pay rises of more than double the increases they are offering their staff. University heads got an average rise of 6.3 per cent in 1999-2000, about twice the rate of...
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NEWS What private money means for universities FEATURES The UK turns a blind eye to malnutrition among refugee children RESEARCH Gauging the risks to soldiers from depleted uranium weapons TEACHING A...
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Local innovation wins £54m
Research, innovation and training in manufacturing will receive a £54 million boost in the coming year through a new regional innovation fund, Stephen Byers, the trade and industry secretary,...
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Edinburgh prepares to cut biomedical staff
Edinburgh University biomedical staff are among the first to be targeted in a university-wide restructuring. Biomedical and clinical laboratory sciences will phase out two honours anatomy courses,...
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Academics scale back industrial action
Industrial action at the University of Northumbria was expected to be scaled down this week as managers ruled out compulsory redundancies. Members of lecturers' union Natfhe had been boycotting...
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Russian founders as Ustinov Institute folds
The University of Durham is to scrap its Russian degree plus Russian and Central/East European studies as its Russian department, the Ustinov Institute, is merged into the School of Modern European...
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MSPs want payment threshold to increase
The Scottish Parliament's enterprise and lifelong learning committee has questioned the Scottish Executive's proposed £10,000 earnings threshold for graduate endowment payments. In its first report...
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Blackstone: targets call for 'new tradition'
Education minister Baroness Blackstone has told universities to adopt a "new tradition" to hit government participation targets. At City University on Wednesday, Lady Blackstone said future growth in...
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Cambridge audit shows staff equality fears
Almost one in three staff at Cambridge University feels unfairly treated, an equal opportunities audit at the university will confirm next week. A third of staff do not regard Cambridge as a good...
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Hospital harmed by med school, MP says
The Peninsula Medical School, a joint venture between Exeter and Plymouth universities, will put extra pressure on Plymouth's overstretched Derriford Hospital, said local MP Linda Gilroy. Although...
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Grammar's strong presence belies myths
Complaints by bosses that staff cannot write fuel the myth that grammar is not being taught, linguists were told at a London meeting. Mike Kelly, director of the subject centre for languages,...
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Research in teaching gets £500,000 boost
A £500,000 project to improve research capacity in teaching and learning was announced this week by the Economic and Social Research Council. It will be based at the Cardiff University School of...
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E-university's shape gains more definition
The e-university's pulling potential will become clearer in coming weeks as the funding council selects who should serve on its committee for academic quality. Vice-chancellors have been invited to...
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Where a minister might go for a song
Glasgow Caledonian University has opened the world's first centre dedicated to political song. Former Labour MEP Janey Buchan has donated material that ranges from street demonstrations and pantomime...
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Bett warns of staffing crisis
"Sticking plaster" increases in higher education funding will do nothing to stop a looming crisis in lecturer recruitment, MPs were warned this week. Sir Michael Bett, who produced the Bett report...