Turning apathy into appetite
Tony Tysome reports on how educators are being encouraged to motivate adults to start learning again. Ask anyone in the street if they think learning is a good idea, and they will almost certainly...
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Agony aunt: keeping up-to-date
Q: I want to keep up-to-date with the latest developments in my subject, but time, effort and money are constraints. Has the web anything to offer? A: Traditional academic journals have been the...
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Cuts looming as students fail to sign up
Government efforts to expand higher education look set to fail as supply continues to outstrip demand, vice-chancellors have warned. Universities face financial penalties for failing to meet...
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University move shakes Hull
More than 3,000 full-time and 1,000 part-time students and 650 staff will be affected by Lincolnshire and Humberside University's closure of its Hull campus. Vice-chancellor David Chiddick is...
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UUK admits there is job market prejudice
Universities UK has admitted that an institution's reputation affects its graduates' unemployment rates, even if they are of identical quality to those of another institution. Vice-chancellors see...
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Welshman appointed South Bank v-c
Deian Hopkin, vice-provost at London Guildhall University, is to be vice-chancellor of South Bank University from September. Professor Hopkin, 56, is a history graduate from the University of...
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Top marks for further education in Ireland
More than two-thirds of classes at Northern Ireland further education colleges have been judged "excellent" or "good". Only 1 per cent of lessons observed by the new inspectorate were "unsatisfactory...
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British Library offers its catalogue online
The British Library has put its catalogue online, allowing academics, business and the public to access bibliographic records on any subject. The British Library public catalogue contains information...
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Whitehall 'must involve employers in training'
Training chiefs have criticised the government for failing to involve employers in the development of new vocational qualifications. Andy Powell, chief executive of the National Training...
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Labour pumps in funds for adult education
Government funding for adult education is set to climb by 9 per cent to £167 million in 2002-03. Lifelong learning minister Malcolm Wicks has also announced a £16 million capital investment to...
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Rat is barred from Dundee rector race
Animal rights activists will be heartened to know that Dundee University has taken a stand against potential rat abuse. The university has disallowed the nomination of Twinkle Rat, a student pet, in...
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£10,000 threshold 'must be raised'
Scotland's deputy education minister, Nicol Stephen, has warned it will be "unacceptable" if the £10,000 earnings threshold for repaying student loans is not raised within three years. This is when...
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Correction: v-cs' pay
In The THES last week, we incorrectly calculated the pay rise for Sir Kenneth Calman, vice-chancellor of the University of Durham. It was actually 3 per cent, taking his pay to £142,000. We apologise...
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126,000 Scots to get funds
More than 126,000 full-time equivalent students are eligible for funded places this year in Scottish higher education institutions, according to the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council. Full-...
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