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US colleges get £4.5m for summer study United States universities and colleges have received grants totalling £4.5 million for summer study programmes, curriculum development and research at...
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Latest UK news
Chief inspector criticises slip in training standards Training to prepare young people for the world of work is still not up to the job, according to David Sherlock, chief inspector of the...
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From today's UK papers
Daily Telegraph An inquiry into the involvement of private business in the delivery of health and education services is being launched by MPs. Stammering is caused by a physical fault in the brain...
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Latest UK news
Scotland plans £1m science promotion Wendy Alexander, Scotland’s enterprise and lifelong learning minister, has announced £1 million in funding for the Scottish Science Trust to promote the public...
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From today's UK papers
Daily Telegraph Prescriptions for sedative drugs have almost doubled in one year, a report by the Department of Health discloses today. A giant storm has wrapped the whole of Mars in a blanket of...
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University of Greenwich Honorary Degrees 2001: HonLLD: Rt Hon Sir Edward Heath was prime minister from 1970-74. He has just retired after serving as an MP for over 50 years and was the longest...
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From today's UK papers
Financial Times Leicester University and the British Geological Survey have discovered the oldest known crustacean fossils in Shropshire. Guardian The confidence of school leavers from the girl power...
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Grants revive mature interest
Mature students are returning to full-time study following the reintroduction of grants for them. The number of British people aged 21 and above who have applied for full-time courses is up 4.7 per...
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For the record
Art school merger goes back to drawing board Governors of Wimbledon School of Art have thrown out any immediate plans for merger with the Chelsea School of Art, part of the London Institute. The...
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Expert calls for return of grants
Maintenance grants can and should be part of a system of student support designed to widen participation, a leading economist has said. Nicholas Barr, economics reader at the London School of...
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Gender gap in pay widening, says AUT
Vice-chancellors will be grilled over the pay gap between male and female academics, which is still growing, a report for the Association of University Teachers has found. David Triesman, AUT general...
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Recovery plan cuts out South Bank staff
South Bank University has announced a raft of compulsory redundancies as part of a recovery plan that it is implementing on the orders of the Higher Education Funding Council for England. Up to 17...
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Watchdog's eye may turn to institutional red tape
Higher education's regulatory burdens could soon be examined by red-tape watchdogs, it emerged this week, writes Alan Thomson. The Better Regulation Task Force, an independent body set up by the...
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Analysis: Frugal few fly as others fall
Is your university in surplus or in deficit? Alison Goddard and Claire Sanders conclude a two-part study of the wealth of UK institutions. The full league tables are on our website: www.thes.co.uk A...