Strikes may hit again
THE spectre of industrial action returned to haunt universities this week as employers hinted that they may not support a pay review body for academic staff. The Association of University Teachers,...
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Rain check
(Photograph) - Students marched in Brighton this week to demand lesbian, gay and bisexual equality. Cath Fletcher, convenor of the National Union of Students Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Campaign, said...
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Physics on the move
The executive committee of the academic board at Birkbeck College has recommended transferring the institution's physics department to University College London. It is under threat because of...
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Governors' code
University and college governing bodies should receive guidance on codes of practice accord-ing to a white paper published this week. The Governance of Public Bodies: A Progress Report is the...
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What's in a name?
The Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals has set up a working group to consider what rules should govern the use of the name "university college". Its conclusions may feed into the Dearing...
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Oversupply of graduates disputed
THES looks at reaction to the DFEE's fourth Dearing submission, which queried standards and expansion FURTHER doubts surfaced this week about Government claims that graduate supply will soon outstrip...
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Local authorities prioritise access
THES looks at reaction to the DFEE's fourth Dearing submission, which queried standards and expansion ACCESS to higher education must be extended, not squeezed, the local government associations told...
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London needs umbrella
LONDON's higher education should be integrated citywide with a possible "opted out" privatised tier of top research institutions, says a leading educationist. Gareth Williams, head of the policy...
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Middlesex faces up to Pounds 3m deficit
JOBS and courses are under threat at Middlesex University as it faces up to a Pounds 3 million projected budget deficit. The former Middlesex Polytechnic has begun a thorough review of its academic...
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Return of the CNAA heralded in Dearing paper
The recreation of a council for national academic awards is heralded in the Government's fourth and final submission to the Dearing inquiry into higher education, quality watchdogs believe. The...
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If they work, fix them
A-levels standards are high, a two-year inspection from the Office of Standards in Education has insisted, despite the education secretary's announcement this week that they face the "biggest shake-...
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Shephard aims for exam parity
Clear parity between academic and vocational paths to higher education came a step closer this week as education secretary Gillian Shephard detailed "the biggest shake-up of the qualifications system...
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A level is spanner in the works, says MP
The narrow specialism of A levels has to go if the Government campaign launched last month to encourage more young people into engineering, the Year of Engineering Success, is to succeed, according...
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Job cuts at Derby
All mechanical and electrical engineering staff at Derby University have been told to reapply for their jobs in a restructuring move. There will be some redundancies. A letter circulated to staff...
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Missing billions
Universities are missing out on billions of pounds of industry training money, the CVCP and the HEFCE warned this week. They have commissioned a research project to help higher education win a bigger...