Gong for Skea
Jim Skea, director of the Policy Studies Institute, has been awarded an OBE in the new year honours list in recognition of his work in sustainable development research, particularly in transport. He...
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Bored of the rings?
Cinema-goers worldwide are to be surveyed on their reactions to the latest blockbuster Lord of the Rings film, in the biggest project of its kind led by researchers at Aberystwyth University. An...
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Stress linked to poor results
Researchers have found the first clear signs of a direct link between high levels of staff stress and the poor performance of their universities in research and teaching, writes Phil Baty. As part of...
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AUT pay dispute 'doomed'
The Association of University Teachers is trying to draw its 47,000 members into a doomed campaign of industrial action over a "misconception" about the status of the union's minority of academic-...
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New lecturers could lose £12K, union says
New lecturers could be £12,135 worse off over the first 13 years of their career under the proposed pay and careers framework, the Association of University Teachers claimed this week. Citing figures...
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Hefce teaching windfall is boost for humanities
Cash for classroom-based teaching will rise 20 per cent next year, and funding chiefs have done a U-turn on plans to cut the money given to media studies after an outcry by leading industry figures....
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Is Bush lending an ear to prince?
He may have been dead for nearly 500 years, but Niccol Machiavelli may yet play a part in the forthcoming US presidential election campaign. Scholars are divided on the relevance of the Renaissance...
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EU's graduate deficit rings alarm bells
The European Union is "worryingly" short of higher education graduates, according to the European Commission. In a policy paper designed as the basis for a full-scale education report in March, the...
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'UK students lack job know-how'
The UK is wasting money producing overeducated graduates who lack the skills that employers want, an education and management expert has claimed. The government would be better channelling the money...
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A levels persist in dictating intake selection
Universities are increasingly likely to ignore the broader range of qualifications held by applicants following the introduction of Curriculum 2000, according to a report by the Qualifications and...
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Research plans spark cash fears
The drive to create a European research council could deprive UK science of much-needed funds, senior members of the scientific community warned this week. UK research council insiders told The THES...
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Fund to help Scots tap FP6
Jim Wallace, Scotland's minister for enterprise and lifelong learning, has unveiled a £900,000 scheme to help Scottish universities access funding from the European Union's Sixth Framework Programme...
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Size 'not crucial' for university title award
Corporate universities should be given degree-awarding powers and be allowed to use the university title officially, the Council for Industry and Higher Education said this week. Size should not...
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Whistleblowers: Manager 'rewrote history' for QAA bid
A senior academic manager who doctored evidence presented to the quality watchdog to boost her former college's successful bid for degree-awarding powers is set to play a role in a similar bid for...
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High college failure rate places plans for expansion in jeopardy
The government's plans to expand higher education through courses delivered in the further education sector were undermined further this week as Yeovil College became the 13th institution to fail an...