Merger of institutions enters next phase
The prospective merger of the Northern College of Education with Aberdeen and Dundee universities has taken a further step forward with the formal draft merger document being issued for widespread...
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Scottish unions agree on parliament's role
Scotland's leading higher education unions avoided a damaging split at the Scottish Trades Union Congress, reaching agreement on joint support for a motion on the Scottish Parliament's role in...
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Student fails to beat Cambridge 'old boys'
A High Court challenge to Cambridge University's "old-boys" procedures has failed. Kamran Beg, who was denied his masters degree amid allegations of plagiarism, won leave for a judicial review of his...
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Researchers have say on costing methods
Leading research universities were this week to have their say on the government's transparency review that will put in place a consistent costing method for university research. A seminar organised...
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70,000 microbes and cells get onto the net
A database of the UK's scientific collections of more than 70,000 microbes and cells can now be accessed online at www.ukncc.co.uk. The United Kingdom National Culture Collection comprises ten...
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Sources for research funding
Each week this section will list funds available for academic researchers. Details should be submitted to research@thesis.co.uk Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) www.epsrc.ac...
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Feedback sought on performance tables
Colleges and schools are being consulted on the content of the government's annual performance tables due to be published in November. The government plans no big changes to the tables, which allow...
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Mean graduate debt Pounds 4,500
The amount of money graduates owe has grown by 103 per cent over the past five years, a national survey has found. Barclays' fifth annual survey reveals that today's average graduate owes Pounds 4,...
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Raw data shows TVU in trouble
University performance is under intense scrutiny this week with the publication in The THES of the raw data used to compile The 1999 Times Good University Guide league table. Thames Valley University...
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Thames braced to turn tide
Thames Valley University faces an unprecedented struggle to implement the recovery plan that promises to save it from collapse. At a time when all universities are struggling against per capita...
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Kent catalogue scoops Pounds 30K
The second round of funding awards announced by the Arts and Humanities Research Board this week has brought further windfalls for universities and colleges across the country. More than Pounds 1.7...
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Nesta defines fellows
The National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (Nesta) is likely to reward interdisciplinary work. This is the message from a consultation on establishing Nesta's Pounds 200 million...
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Investors lured to aid research
A Pounds 4.2 million investment fund for small science and technology-based companies seeks to commercialise university research. The QTP fund, based in Oxford and Cambridge, is backed by the the...
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London nurtures art talent
Universities, colleges and arts bodies are forming a partnership to tap artistic talent in London. The London Institute and London Arts Board are leading partners in a project to expand educational...
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Watchdog plugs anti-bully code
Universities need to do more to address problems of harassment and bullying that could lead to hefty court awards against them, higher education chiefs have been warned. While most universities have...