Scots put key stats on CD
The Scottish Further Education Funding Council has produced a CD-Rom containing the largest analysis of Scottish further education, writes Olga Wojtas. More than 1 million student enrolments over...
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Why far-sighted schools will keep their distance
Distance learning may be the future for business schools, but they face many pitfalls, warns Bernard Ramanantsoa. Some years ago, a French comedian had audiences roaring with laughter at the story of...
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Cash in on MBA talent
Business schools hold the key to success for Britain's investment community, argues Philip Augar. During the late 1990s, the City's investment banks experienced one of those wholesale collapses in...
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Readers' reactions
Last month in The THES. Catherine Belsey called for an overhaul of 'ye olde' exam classifications. One reason why degree classifications have survived into the 21st century, despite all the arguments...
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It's time to face the real risks
Developing nations could profit from our aversion to risk, says Bridget Ogilvie. The public is in a state of confusion concerning how best to protect its interests. People resent being told what to...
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Why I ...believe letter writing can improve your career prospects
Since my time as an undergraduate psychology student I have had countless letters published in newspapers and journals. I usually write about my research specialisms: addictions, gambling, video...
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That quantum leap...
John Heilbron opens a THES tribute to 100 years of quantum theory with a look at Max Planck's contribution to modern physics. When, on December 14 1900, Max Planck presented the paper now regarded as...
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Sainsbury among Labour's big donors Science minister Lord Sainsbury is one of two £2 million benefactors the Labour Party has been forced to name. The other is Christopher Ondaatje, a member of the...
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Gates gift founds scholarship scheme Washington state’s largest private scholarship programme is being established through a $100 million gift from the Bill and Melinda Gates...
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From today's UK papers
FINANCIAL TIMES As global demand for higher education rises, universities are offering tuition via the internet. In doing so, they may be risking their reputations. DAILY TELEGRAPH Beautiful women go...
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University applications drop Confidential preliminary totals from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service show that on 20 November 2000 the number of application forms received was about 6,...
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Pay dispute prompts exam boycott Lecturers at the University of Zambia have blocked end of semester examinations in a dispute over a 100 per cent pay demand, despite a promise of rapid negotiations...
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From today's UK papers
GUARDIAN Former maths teacher - and teaching union head - John Dunford responds to a survey in which children depicted maths teachers as lonely, bald and unstylish. INDEPENDENT An economist...
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Education minister regains control of universities Danish minister for education Margrethe Vestager has regained responsibility for the country’s universities from the research ministry. The research...
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Chemicals found in farmed salmon Research by a Surrey University toxicologist has found worrying levels of potentially dangerous chemicals in farmed salmon. Miriam Jacobs traced the contamination by...