New v-c at London Met
Brian Roper has been appointed vice-chancellor of London Metropolitan University, which was created by the merger of the University of North London and London Guildhall University in 2002. Mr Roper,...
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Bursaries for volunteers
Imperial College London will offer annual £1,500 bursaries to 20 student volunteers supporting pupils in local primary and secondary schools. The students will help teach subjects such as science,...
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Grilling for Sainsbury
Science minister Lord Sainsbury has agreed to subject himself to regular grillings by the influential Commons' science and technology committee. The committee announced the launch of a "science...
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Hospital body renamed
University hospitals have set up a body to represent themselves. The Association of UK University Hospitals will take over from the UK University Hospitals Forum, which has 37 members, and will hold...
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DNA pioneer honoured
Sir Alec Jeffreys, DNA genetic fingerprinting pioneer, is to be given an international accolade. Professor Jeffreys, who is the Royal Society Wolfson professor in the department of genetics at...
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Scientists' GM lobby
Over 150 scientists from 24 countries have signed a letter to Tony Blair in support of colleagues who complained that the GM debate had been mishandled. Signatories, including James Watson, co-...
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Rent row rocks royal societies
Five learned societies were this week locked in a High Court dispute with the government over whether they should pay rent on the historic London home they have occupied for over a century. With the...
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Wage battle rages on
Academic union leaders and university employers clashed again over pay scales and job evaluation schemes this week, threatening to scupper hopes of bringing the two sides back to the negotiating...
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Scottish teachers union appeals to principals over pay bargaining
The Association of University Teachers Scotland has called on Scottish university principals to demonstrate their commitment to national pay negotiations by helping to bring the employers back to the...
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Men clean up in avoiding chores
Men appear to have reached their limit when it comes to housework, with women shouldering more than 70 per cent of household and caring responsibilities, writes Olga Wojtas. Ulster University...
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HE bill won't affect Scots' drive
Scotland's higher education minister Jim Wallace tells Olga Wojtas that Scots universities have the edge over their southern counterparts If top-up fees bite the dust in the House of Commons next...
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Union forces action on low pay as more college staff head for schools
Further education heads, union leaders and politicians have expressed alarm over figures that show that the number of lecturers leaving colleges to take jobs as schoolteachers has more than doubled...
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Remote isles cash worries spark review
Money worries in Scotland's remote island colleges have prompted a review of financial support by the Scottish Further Education Funding Council. SFEFC representatives were due to meet college...
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Bra design degree wins support
An international businessman has given Britain's only bra-design degree course a £100,000 financial lift. De Montfort University is the only academic institution in the world to offer a degree in...
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Canada cashes in as US toughens up visa policies
Increased restrictions on foreign students in the US may have boosted international student numbers in Canada by more than 15 per cent. The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada has said...