Take a 'business-facing' approach, ministers say
The Government's response to the Leitch review is to make employment and training a priority. Rebecca Attwood reports on institutions' early progress A new generation of "business-facing"...
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London Met triumphs in test case over strike pay
London Metropolitan University has won a landmark court case, confirming universities’ right to withhold pay from staff who refuse to carry out all their duties during industrial disputes. The...
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Rise in applications for 'soft' subjects panned as traditional courses lose out
A row has broken out over universities "cashing in" on so-called soft subjects such as complementary medicine, as the latest applications figures show their rising popularity. Overall applications...
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Foundations lure 25% more
University and college leaders have welcomed an increase of nearly 25 per cent in the number of people applying to study foundation degree courses. The latest Ucas figures show that by the end of...
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Dearing still shapes the agenda he set
Although some call it 'nonsense' and a 'political fix', Lord Dearing's landmark report left an enduring legacy in terms of access, quality and, of course, tuition fees. However much Lord Dearing's...
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Science moves to DIUS
A Government Office for Science, headed by Sir David King, the Government's Chief Scientific Adviser, will be created within the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills. It assumes the...
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Compulsory screening
A voluntary scheme to screen postgraduates entering British universities from countries believed to be developing nuclear weapons will become compulsory as administration shifts from institutions to...
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Bogus schools drive
Universities have welcomed a government drive to target bogus schools and colleges in an initiative to reduce the number of student visas obtained under false premises. All organisations wishing to...
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Fishing for talent
Fraudsters have tried to cheat job applicants by advertising non-existent Westminster University posts. Online advertisements asked applicants to call a premium-rate telephone number and to pay for...
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Success, not sweets
Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond has said he is "absolutely confident" that the UHI Millennium Institute will win the title of university in the near future, after the Quality Assurance Agency...
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British Library plans Second Life branch
One of academe's most venerable institutions may be taking the plunge into the virtual world. The British Library is considering setting up a presence on Second Life, the virtual world built by its...
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Hefce cuts penalty for dropouts
The pressure on academics to ensure that all their students complete the full course each year will be dramatically eased after a decision by funding chiefs to abolish the heavy penalties for...
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Sound of the universe
A former member of Irish punk-folk band The Pogues is composing a piece of music using the Jodrell Bank Observatory's Lovell radio telescope as an instrument. The signals picked up by the Manchester...
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Britannia rules
Politicians need to handle debates on Britishness with caution, since there is little sign of links between national identity and party politics, according to new research. Researchers Frank Bechofer...
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Mining lost vocabulary
Northumbria University Press is helping to keep the language of the mines alive with a new book, Pitmatic: The Talk of the North East Coalfield . The book, by local linguist and historian Bill...