Defence research slashed by Pounds 7m
Government spending on defence research has been cut by Pounds 7 million this financial year - prompting concerns that the UK may not be able to keep up with its allies when it comes to developing...
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Computer short-fall
Colleges are woefully ill-prepared for the information technology revolution and need at least another 100,000 computers in the short term, the Further Education Funding Council has warned. The...
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College 'sleaze' investigated
A ministerial-led clampdown on alleged financial abuse, incompetence and excessive growth in colleges is causing increasing embarrassment to some of the sector's most influential figures, including...
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Calls for the abolition of the Further Education Funding Council
* The Further Education Development Agency has called for the abolition of the Further Education Funding Council and its replacement with a national funding body for all post-16 education and...
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FEFC staff face up to uncertain future
The abolition of the Further Education Funding Council is increasingly seen by its staff as an inevitable part of the government's fundamental review of post-16 education. Staff at the FEFC are...
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Ministers announce fraud measures
College leaders are seeking urgent clarification of ministers' plans to rein in college autonomy with unprecedented new powers of intervention for the Further Education Funding Council, writes Phil...
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Building maintenance spending set to fall in Welsh HE institutions
Welsh higher education institutions plan to spend Pounds 178 million over the next five to ten years on capital projects but their outlay on building maintenance is projected to decline substantially...
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New heights 100-foot Douglas fir tree
(Photograph) - An arboricultural student from Durham College of Agriculture and Horiculture scales a 100-foot Douglas fir tree in Dalby forest, north Yorkshire. The tree will be felled and used in a...
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Unis face cash shortfall
Most universities and colleges in England lack the cash to reinvest and many are losing money, according to financial results for 1997-98. More than half of England's institutions failed to generate...
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Incentive grows to broaden student profiles
Universities and colleges recruiting part-time students from disadvantaged backgrounds are to receive additional cash rewards, writes Alison Goddard. The Higher Education Funding Council for England...
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HEFCE is planning to revise its relationship with universities and colleges
HEFCE is planning to revise its relationship with universities and colleges. It wants to look at accountability for public funds in cases where an institution is collaborating with another...
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TVU scores with FE
Thames Valley University has been judged one of the country's top providers of further education courses, writes Alan Thomson. Twenty-eight (71 per cent) of the 40 TVU further education courses...
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Blunkett rejects CVCP complaint
Education secretary David Blunkett has rejected pleas by the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals to delay his review of universities' procedures for handling complaints. Mr Blunkett is...
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V-cs stand firm over titles and degree powers
Vice-chancellors and higher education college heads are preparing for a showdown with the government and quality chiefs over plans for tougher rules on university titles and degree-awarding powers....
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Worm watch
(Photograph) - School children across Wales are taking part in a hands-on Cardiff University research project. Each child is given a worm-watch kit to help them identify the 15 or so different...