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(Photograph) - Presented in style: Beauty therapy student Gemma James from Oxford College gets her face painted at LASER's garden party for further education colleges held in Bedford Square, London...
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Name the cuts, MP tells Scots principals
A Labour MP has challenged Scottish higher education institutions to spell out the impact of funding cuts. Members of the Committee of Scottish Higher Education Principals, at its annual forum at the...
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College growth probed by FEFC
A college in Cheshire which has achieved growth of more than 266 per cent over the past 11 months is being investigated by the Further Education Funding Council as a result of its prolific...
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Gillian Shephard ponders future status
New criteria by which colleges of higher education could be granted the title of university college have been put to the Secretary of State for Education by the Standing Conference of Principals. The...
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GNVQs welcomed
Universities and industry have signalled their eagerness to recruit students holding new "vocational A levels". An increasing number of higher education institutions are writing General National...
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THES Internet Service
The THES Internet Service this week carries the Research Opportunities listings in full. The service also includes details of the contents of this week's newspaper and all our advertisements, updated...
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Europe adopts new scheme for researchers
Josephine Stein examines a system that is tied to national pay levels. A new interim scheme for research fellowships in the Fourth Framework Programme has been adopted by the European Commission and...
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Fatah support patchy in poll
Student union elections at several Palestinian universities have produced evidence of the deeply-divided opinions on the Middle East peace process. As pressure mounted from both Israeli left-wing...
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Afrikaaner who runs with ANC ball
Easy platitudes about national unity have accompanied the rugby World Cup in South Africa like a theme tune, but when Andre Odendaal says "the excitement and the range of people who have been...
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Preset drugs provide maximum benefits
Chemists at Aberdeen University have joined forces with a bioscience company to develop a new way of delivering drugs and vaccines which could cut down on injections and improve healthcare in the...
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Pounds 1.5m sets tails wagging
Cambridge University's veterinary school is establishing a professorship in farm animal health, food science and food safety thanks to a Pounds 1.5 million grant from Marks and Spencer. The post is...
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Advertisers eat their words on family diet
Families perceive television advertising as having only a marginal influence on children's diets. The myth that parents are waging a continual battle to ensure their offspring eat healthily is also...
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Sulphate strings could save sight for thousands
Scientists at Lancaster University hope their work on a little known carbohydrate called keratan sulphate will help save the sight of thousands of people. Its importance is only now being appreciated...
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Mountain bikes do not live up to tough image
Mountain bikes may look good but not all meet the demands of rough terrain cycling, according to research by safety specialists at Nottingham University. Commissioned by the Department of Trade and...
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GNVQ students eye universities
University admissions tutors are this year facing a tenfold increase in the number of applicants with vocational A levels, according to statistics released by the Universities and Colleges Admissions...