Clarke warms to PQA
Universities UK was encouraged this week by Charles Clarke's first public statement in support of a six-term school year, seen as a precursor for a post-qualifications applications system to...
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Hitting a healthy tally
The government has achieved its target of increasing the number of medical students by more than 2,000, two years ahead of schedule, John Reid, the health secretary, said this week. Figures from the...
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£750K lost as glass atrium plan shatters
Lecturers have reacted furiously to news that Luton University has lost £750,000 on an abandoned project to build an atrium at its main campus. Luton reported in its annual accounts this year that it...
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Threat to Leeds school raises access fears
Staff and students attacked Leeds University this week over proposals to close the School of Continuing Education as a result of a £250,000 deficit. The school, which opened in 1946 and takes 3,500...
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Language staff wait to learn their fate
Academics who teach modern languages at De Montfort University are waiting to hear whether they will be redeployed or made redundant as the temporary suspension of their courses becomes permanent...
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Fury at TV focus on riches of heritage
The BBC has been accused of dumbing down and misleading academics in the making of a series about British metal detectorists' discoveries. Hidden Treasure , broadcast on BBC 2 last autumn, looked at...
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Student bankruptcy claims hit record levels in Scotland
Record numbers of Scottish graduates are declaring themselves bankrupt rather than repaying student loans, according to figures from the Scottish Executive. Student leaders are alarmed by the figures...
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MSP: One university per city would give us edge
One university per city should be the rule if Scottish higher education is to maintain its place in the international research league, an MSP has proposed, writes Olga Wojtas. Alex Neil of the...
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Students rebuff 'insulting' new offer
The view of the student as customer is driving up legal costs, reports Phil Baty A six-figure compensation claim continues to hang over Oxford Brookes University after a group of up to 28 former...
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Surrey to pay up over PhD fiasco
The view of the student as customer is driving up legal costs, reports Phil Baty Surrey University is to pay £12,000 compensation to a woman denied a PhD after seven years' work, even though her...
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Litigation fees top £15m as academic disputes grow
The view of the student as customer is driving up legal costs, reports Phil Baty Universities are spending at least £15 million a year on lawyers to fight off an increasing number of legal challenges...
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Doubly good way to get into circulation
Cross-border, joint supervision of doctoral candidates can have benefits for everyone, says Ruth Morse. Mobility has become one of those undoubted goods to which we all subscribe, and it implies some...
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Jobwatch: can you lead by example?
Alan Thomson finds out why the search is on for lecturers with a creative edge - and a portfolio of work - and the urge to inspire students to follow suit by putting things in writing. Creative...
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Who got that job?
Helen Billington , 42 Faculty of Biological Sciences Learning and Teaching Quality Assurance Officer Coventry University Job advertised in The Times Higher , November 14 2003 Helen Billington gave up...
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Flying in to be a critical friend to the far-flung
As an external examiner for the Highlands you can make a difference to the community once you get past the weather, says James Derounian As the 40-seat aeroplane bumps and gusts towards Edinburgh...