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Allegations may spark action at St Andrews St Andrews University may take action against a staff member who reportedly claimed that she had been intimidated, bullied and sexually harassed by...
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Bristol quizzed over abuse files
Bristol University could face criminal prosecution and compensation claims under the 1998 Data Protection Act after it sold a computer containing confidential police files on child abuse victims and...
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Ex-lecturer offers to sell word skills to students
A former university lecturer is offering students an "academic rescue" service over the internet. Elizabeth Hall, a former lecturer at the University of Central England, is apparently cashing in on...
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Support system 'is open to fraud'
The student support system administered by universities is open to fraud, according to its administrators. Officers from around the country, who preferred to remain anonymous, said they could not...
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Love story
Bollywood movie I Paar Ko Kya Naan Doon (What name shall I call our love) is being filmed at the University of Leicester. It centres on a couple falling in love while students at the university.
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Vocational study in spotlight
The "traditional prejudice against vocational education" will be challenged as part of a consultation announced in this week's education white paper. Ministers want to make vocational options...
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Health framework drawn up
The first framework for a core curriculum for health professionals has been published by Quality Assurance Agency benchmarking groups. The two groups responsible for setting minimum standards in...
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Transfer blueprint
A "new kind" of transfer deal between De Montfort University and the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside should act as a model for the rest of the sector, De Montfort chiefs have claimed. De...
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Unions fight use of private contractors
Universities and schools are pushing London manual workers into poverty as they farm out services to private-sector partners who drive down pay and impose poorer conditions, according to research by...
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Whistleblowers: Nord Anglia in race row
Government ministers are likely to receive a rough ride from union leaders at the Trades Union Congress in Brighton next week over plans to increase the private sector's role in education and other...
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Credits turn burger flips into work fillips
Flipping burgers could become a positive part of a student's curriculum vitae under plans to accredit work experience. Crac, the Careers Research and Advisory Centre, is to pilot a scheme in 15...
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Mr Randall points out the 'fallible'
Former quality supremo John Randall has listed a catalogue of weaknesses threatening standards at some of Britain's top universities. When he resigned as chief executive of the Quality Assurance...
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Scots loans found to have sting in the tail
Scotland's post-Cubie student support system is not as rosy as generally believed, with both poorer and better-off students facing financial hardship this year. The warning came from John Martin,...
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Student jobs may be cause of failure
Students with term-time jobs are more likely to fail their degree than those who are not employed, according to a large survey of students. Researchers from Northumbria University discovered that...