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Foundation courses hit by low numbers
New foundation degree courses are continuing to suffer from recruitment problems, the latest national survey has found, writes Tony Tysome. Figures compiled by PricewaterhouseCoopers, the consultancy...
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Highlands institute 'may be template for the future'
Colin MacKay, new chairman of Scotland's UHI Millennium Institute, believes it could be a prototype for the tertiary institutions of the future. The project, which won higher education institution...
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Hopes raised for BSE drugs
The successful immunisation of transgenic mice against the prion disease scrapie has raised the prospect of vaccines to combat vCJD and BSE. Work by Adriano Aguzzi, a researcher at the Institute of...
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Market-rate loans proposed
Ministers took the first steps this week towards a new system of student support that could benefit the hard-up at the expense of their wealthier peers. Margaret Hodge, the higher education minister...
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No future
The Sex Pistols' mantra was the focus of a punk conference at Wolverhampton University this week. It featured a reunion of The Prefects, one of whose members, Alan Apperley, is now a politics...
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Hefce blames schools for dropout rates
A fierce debate about the mechanics of widening participation began on Wednesday when a change of direction was signalled by the Higher Education Funding Council for England, writes Alison Utley....
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Campuses employ hard-up students
Universities around the country are offering growing numbers of jobs to their students in a bid to curb financial hardship. Since the introduction of fees and the abolition of grants, universities...
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Chorus of approval for Scots quality of learning
Almost 19 out of 20 students in Scottish higher and further education are satisfied with their institution and the quality of learning. A survey of 2,000 students by System 3, commissioned by the...
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Coddled freshers suffer malnutrition and bad health
Students arriving at university for the first time can expect to become malnourished and suffer a general decline in their health and hygiene, according to experts, writes Cherry Canovan. They may...
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Housing costs go through the roof
Student rent is rocketing at a rate far higher than inflation, according a survey compiled by the National Union of Students. This increase often takes students by surprise, leaving them struggling...
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In the news: Damian Green
This time last year, Damian Green, the Conservatives' new shadow education and skills secretary, wrote a paper titled "How to make friends and win elections". The article, written for the magazine of...
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Father of IVF wins top award
Next year, Robert Edwards hopes to attend a celebration to mark the birth of 1 million in vitro fertilisation babies. It will be a fitting tribute to the lifework of a pioneering scientist whose...
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Part-time staff are 'wasted resource'
The expertise and enthusiasm of many part-time lecturers and postgraduate tutors are being wasted, according to lecturers' unions. A Natfhe-led report has found that part-timers, who make up as much...
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Pioneer criticises culture of patenting
Stem-cell pioneer Martin Evans, who has been awarded the prestigious Lasker award this week, says that he might not have succeeded in today's climate. Professor Evans, director of the school of...