Protests fail to save East Asian studies
The atmosphere was sombre this week at Durham University's department of East Asian studies. Despite very public protestations from former cabinet ministers, senior diplomats, eminent academics and...
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Welsh merger partners row over name
Plans to create the biggest university in Wales by merging the University of Glamorgan and the University of Wales Institute Cardiff have run into problems. Disputes over a name for the new...
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Protests at cash transfer to DoH
English medical school heads this week attacked proposals to transfer their teaching funding from the Department for Education and Skills to the Department of Health. Education secretary Charles...
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Research plans will ruin links, warns CBI
Employer-friendly initiatives fail to win over business sector, The THES reports The Confederation of British Industry has launched a stinging attack on government plans for reforming university...
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Call for cash boost to drive knowledge-transfer activity
Employer-friendly initiatives fail to win over business sector, The THES reports The government is not doing enough to facilitate knowledge transfer despite encouraging universities to get more...
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Employers 'don't want more skills'
Employer-friendly initiatives fail to win over business sector, The THES reports Policy-makers have been expanding the education system to meet the needs of an anticipated knowledge-driven economy...
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Alliances appeal to industry leaders
Employer-friendly initiatives fail to win over business sector, The THES reports Adopting a "confederacy" model of higher education, where institutions work together and share staff and students...
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Sir Muir steps into the limelight at last
Glasgow University physics graduate Sir Muir Russell has this week returned to his alma mater as principal after more than 30 years in the civil service. Some eyebrows were raised at this career...
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Cambridge v-c vows to build trust with staff
Cambridge University's new vice-chancellor told dons this week that the institution must move forward, and committed herself to building trust between the academic staff and the central...
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Analysis: Prizes lost in 'golden triangle'
Is the British Academy awards process biased? Phil Baty delves into the data Male academics working in elite universities appear to have a stranglehold on awards made by the British Academy, fuelling...
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Bosses shaky about foundation degrees
Employers are confused about the intended role and purpose of foundation degrees, a national survey has found. Many employers believe the term "foundation" implies a general base of knowledge and...
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£40,000 bill before you get near Bar
Law students face debts of about £40,000 by the time they start work, according to a research report for the UK Centre for Legal Education. The Law Student 2000 Project looks at the debt, part-time...
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Merger is mooted for King's chemistry
King's College London is considering merging its threatened chemistry department with another London institution, according to internal documents seen by The THES . The future of the department has...
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Man united praised for career counselling
The careers advisory service of the University of Manchester and the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology has been voted the best in the country by employers for the second...
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Whistleblowers: Ex-employee rails at 'smear'
Liverpool John Moores University was accused this week of "smearing" a former employee who had raised concerns about quality in its journalism department. Adrian Quinn claimed that the university...