Staff may withhold marks in pay row
Students could be prevented from graduating this summer because of industrial action across the new university sector. In advance of a final "make or break" two-day intensive meeting with employers...
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FE lecturers threaten strike action
Further education lecturers were on the brink of a national strike this week as college managers rebuffed their demands for an immediate £3,000 flat-rate rise. Leaders of Natfhe, the lecturers' union...
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If UK pay talks fail, Scotland may go solo
The Association of University Teachers Scotland has stressed the importance of the forthcoming Westminster elections despite the devolution of higher education. But it has also flagged up the...
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NUS president faces tough re-election fight
Owain James, president of the National Union of Students, faces a tough fight to be re-elected at next week's national conference. Mr James will go head-to-head with national treasurer Helen Aspell...
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Job ad demonstrates continued prejudice
A "major financial house" has specified in an advert placed with information technology recruitment consultancy Computer Futures that candidates must be "redbrick graduates". The advert, on their...
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University spin-off companies on the rise
Technology transfer is becoming easier in United Kingdom universities as the number of spin-off companies continues to climb, according to the UK University Companies Association. At a conference in...
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Student loses battle for home status
Student Craig Mitchell faces a £14,000 fees bill after a High Court judge upheld Coventry University's view that he is from "overseas". Mr Mitchell, 21, does not qualify as a home student, having...
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Engineering tops list for degree drop-outs
Engineering had the highest dropout rate of any subject among its 1996-97 intake, with one in eight students leaving in their first year, according to the Engineering Council. Most students who left...
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Clarification
The graph "Changes in composition of students' income", part of the "Is a return to grants really the answer?" Analysis, ( THES page 9, March 9), should have made clear that the figures were for full...
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Campus museums may levy entry fee
A muddle by the chancellor could force university museums to charge entry fees, according to the Manchester Museum. Museum director Tristram Besterman has complained to ministers that university...
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Research makes you teach better
The creation of teaching-only universities could seriously damage student learning, say researchers at Oxford Brookes University. Studies examining the experiences of 250 students reveal that...
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Bill demands extra support for disabled
Students who suffer discrimination on the grounds of disability will benefit from the disability bill passing through Parliament. At present there is no legal protection for disabled students and...
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Prediction cuts cost for wheat farmers
Forget red sky at night. Scientists have found a way to predict the quality of the United Kingdom's wheat crop six months in advance by studying variations in the North Atlantic climate. The...
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Scotland eradicates student funding anomaly
Scottish further education this week welcomed a £19.5 million package to help bring student support in line with that in higher education from the autumn. Colleges have long complained that their...
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Bolton turned down in title bid
The Privy Council has rejected Bolton Institute's application to call itself a university, despite an exemplary record of quality assurance and widening participation. The Standing Conference of...