Chairs
University of Stirling. Robbie Taylor, chairman of Robert Taylor Holdings Ltd and of the Investors in People Scotland, board member of the Forth Valley Education Business Partnership and director of...
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Grants
University of Liverpool. continued. Professor S. Williams, Pounds 87,163 from the Natural Environment Research Council (characterisation of typical lake water bacteria); Professor D. Black and Drs M...
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Honorary degrees
South Bank University DLitt: Melvyn Bragg, presenter and editor of the South Bank Show, controller of arts, London Weekend Television and author; Anthony Giddens, director of the London School of...
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Mo info
(Photograph) - Mo info: Mo Mowlam, secretary of state for Northern Ireland, opened the University of Teesside's Pounds 11 million Learning Resource Centre in her Redcar constituency last week. The...
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Danes in dumb dames row
A leading Danish historian has been officially endorsed as an external examiner at the country's top universities despite a storm over his view that women have become too dominant in higher education...
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DFEE's outline for UK's role in Europe
HIGHER education officials have echoed Tony Blair's call for a more positive approach to Europe during Britain's presidency of the European Union. As the prime minister set out his agenda for the...
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Four-step plan to accredit lecturers
Lecturers seeking professional teaching status in higher education should be tested against a national statement of required abilities, a key planning group has proposed, writes Tony Tysome....
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Strathclyde puts Pounds 0.5m into teaching methods
Strathclyde University has invested Pounds 500,000 in a scheme to develop new teaching and learning methods.
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OU law degree notches up over 900 students
THE OPEN University's first law degree course has attracted more than 900 students. Launched last year in collaboration with the College of Law, it is now Britain's largest undergraduate law degree...
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Sources for research funding in 1998
Each month this section will list funds available for academic researchers. Details should be submitted to research@thesis.co.uk. EUROPEAN UNION www.cordis.lu and www2.echo.lu IT(esprit) Contact:...
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Cambridge out to attract more ethnic minorities
Cambridge University has published a special prospectus aimed at encouraging more black and Asian teenagers to apply.
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New graduate school for Staffs
Staffordshire University opened a new graduate school this week to coordinate all postgraduate education and research.
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Brain power
(Photograph) - Brain power: the first issue of The THES's new Research section, out this week, starts with biomedicine, the biggest research sector, which is now being transformed by new technology...
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Cranfield set for one-off teaching funding cut
Cranfield University faces a one-off 5 per cent reduction in its Pounds 10.5 million funding for teaching after a funding council study of specialist institutions.
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Food Standards Agency plans dished up
The government this week unveiled its long-awaited plans for the Food Standards Agency. The white paper, initially expected in October or November last year, is expected to give the new agency a key...