Bradford shines as Staffs tops league
New universities and colleges have sprung a few surprises this week in an annual ranking of teacher training courses traditionally dominated by old universities. The league table of the best...
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Scheme 'failed to alleviate' job fears
The government's research careers initiative has failed to improve the security of contract researchers in universities, the chair of the Commons science and technology committee said this week,...
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Hefce drive may halve big hitters' £2.5m bonus
Centres of teaching excellence could get less than half of the £2.5 million promised to each in the higher education white paper. In a consultation paper, the Higher Education Funding Council for...
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Town & Gown: A way to grow home talent
In the second of our series, Olga Wojtas looks at the impact of a hybrid campus In the early 19th century, Elizabeth Crichton, widow of a wealthy doctor and trader, had the dream of endowing a...
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Nottingham takes pay leap
The national pay system was this week on the brink of collapse as Nottingham University announced its own structure based almost entirely on performance. Just weeks after university employers...
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Shared vision is key to the perfect alliance
Many mergers fall at the first hurdle, but, with a bit of 'soul', Manchester has found success, says Martin Harris Much has been made of the failure of a number of proposed institutional mergers to...
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E-cards with a hidden message
Bradford was the only university last year to text students with good luck wishes to relieve anxiety on results day. This year, it is offering free e-cards in a bid to attract potential students to...
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The natter really does matter in a solo world
Discover the joy of talking shop with colleagues and enliven your private, self-fulfilling work, says Paul Orsmond Stereotypes are useful, particularly when you want to make a point. Consider...
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Teaching: on the front line
What is your experience of teaching? Pat Leon asks teachers how they manage Name: Darren Reynolds Age: 34 Job: Senior lecturer in environmental science/health at the University of the West of England...
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Carlisle campus 'not viable'
Northumbria University has been criticised by Carlisle MP Eric Martlew over plans to sever links with its campus in Carlisle. The university is proposing to hand over the campus, which is said to be...
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London students get lesson in flying high
Students from London's modern universities are getting a helping hand up the career ladder by the capital's business organisation London First. More than 20 large companies have taken on 45 students...
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In the news: Mark Haysom
Mark Haysom, the Learning and Skills Council's newly appointed chief executive, can expect to find himself on a steep learning curve. After graduating in English from Leicester University, he has...
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Principal contender
The prime minister may this week be sunning himself on a beach in Barbados, but his mind is elsewhere. Colleagues say Tony Blair is not particularly good at leaving his work completely behind, so by...
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Appointments
* Julian Jackson, professor at the University of Wales at Swansea, is to join the history department at Queen Mary, University of London. * Christopher Pelling, fellow of University College London...
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Skills flagship fails to inspire
The government's skills strategy came under fire this week as figures revealed that success rates among students on modern apprenticeship programmes have in some cases fallen to as low as 16 per cent...