Middle management to go in SQA overhaul
The board of the Scottish Qualifications Agency has accepted plans for a shake-up that will streamline middle management. Interim chief executive Bill Morton has won support for his proposals to...
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Ex-Westfield head cleared of charges
A former principal of Westfield College has been cleared of motoring charges arising from the hit-and-run death of a pensioner. Sir Bryan Thwaites, 76, college principal from 1966 to 1983, was...
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Scottish Knowledge to join NIIT in e-learning
Scottish Knowledge and IT specialists NIIT Europe have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on e-learning. Under the agreement, Scottish Knowledge - a consortium of 19 Scottish...
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Pension confusion rife,Ulster research says
Many Northern Ireland workers are in for a nasty shock when they retire, according to research from Ulster University. Eileen Evason, professor of social policy, has discovered widespread confusion...
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Patients needing rehab may get robotic relief
A robot able to offer physiotherapy to stroke and accident victims is being developed at Cardiff University. Reharob will be programmed to replicate the arm movements of a human physiotherapist and...
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Unions warn of industrial strife
Union leaders are predicting a "winter of discontent" in higher education, with a national strike and disruption by lecturers and support staff over pay and conditions. Lecturers'...
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Botswana feels strain of student surplus
Botswana is experiencing a chronic lack of available places in tertiary education after the government terminated its non-military national service in April. Two cohorts of school-leavers are now...
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Death forces exchange debate
In the wake of the shooting of an American student during an overseas exchange programme, the United States Congress is considering legislation requiring universities to monitor more closely the...
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Initiative changes image of engineer
The all-female Smith College, in Northampton, Massachusetts, has launched a unique engineering programme designed to attract women to the subject and change the way engineers are taught, writes Jon...
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Tax dream is turning into public-service nightmare
Australians pay less tax than those in comparable nations, but successive governments have spent less on public services. The result, said the National Tertiary Education Union, has been a dangerous...
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IT workers gain virtual union
With virtual universities appearing round the world, Australia will soon have a virtual union for professionals in the information technology sector. The Association of Professional Engineers,...
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Science park could bring Glasgow 3,000 new jobs
Glasgow's universities are set to play a key role in a £60 million science development that will potentially bring 3,000 new jobs to the city in the next five years, writes Olga Wojtas....
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Scottish spin-offs show how to connect
One of the more horrifying of medical horror stories is of a patient waking up during surgery and feeling pain but being unable to alert anyone. Audiomedix Ltd, a Glasgow University spin-off company...
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Plan will give students money and prospects
Queen Margaret University College in Edinburgh has launched a multi-pronged campaign to boost students' career opportunities without hampering their studies. A key element of QMUC's Investors in...