League tables may end in tiers
The push towards local universities with policies to widen access was strengthened this week by government proposals for new league tables. The government has drawn up indicators to show how each...
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Social divisions traced in old binary divide
New statistics onstudents from poorer backgrounds in higher education show huge variations betweeninstitutions, writes Harriet Swain. Research by Bob Osborne, professor of applied policy studies at...
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FE ups share of HE students
The number of full-time students taking higher education courses in Scottish FE colleges rose by 6 per cent between 1996-97 and 1997-98 to 30,000. The latest provisional statistics from the Scottish...
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Welsh thumbs-down for post-16 direct funding
Direct funding of post-16 education and training provision by the new Welsh Assembly would be a mistake, the Welsh Funding Councils have argued. In their response to the Education and Training Action...
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Break-up warning over unitised framework
Plans for credit accumulation and transfer in the 16-19 qualifications framework could lead to fragmentation and incoherence, the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority has warned. A consultation by...
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The fast lane
(Photograph) - The fast lane: Durham University engineering students Helen Ashby and Andrew Mullin take a close look at the Formula Vauxhall racing car given to the university. Photo: Sam Atkins
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Flower power
(Photograph) - Flower power: a student taking her NVQ level II floristry at Bicton Agricultural College in east Devon arranges flowers and foliage at a local shop. The department has won the Rose...
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Makerere aids refugee cause
Kampala Uganda's Makerere University is to set up a refugee studies programme to enable university students to learn more about the problems of forced migration and to explore better ways of helping...
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Call to sort out ߣߣÊÓƵ's 'mess'
Melbourne ߣߣÊÓƵ's universities are slowly "being squeezed to death" by federal government cuts, according to the Federation of ߣߣÊÓƵn Scientific and Technological Societies. Peter Cullen, the...
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FEFC slams 'weak' FE college maths teaching
Mathematics teaching in further education colleges is blighted by "many weaknesses", says a report from the Further Education Funding Council. The report highlighted differing levels of attainment by...
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AUT calls on members to spurn job evaluation
The Association of University Teachers has sent out "pay manifestos" to members asking them to reject the concept of job evaluation and support calls for an independent pay review body. The manifesto...
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Library bodies fight copyright directive
A crucial debate on new European Commission legislation on copyright was taking place in Brussels as The THES went to press. University library bodies have fought hard to force amendments to the...
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Queen's link-up allows colleges university title
Two Northern Ireland teacher education colleges this week sealed a new partnership with Queen's University Belfast, enabling them to use the university title. The university validates the BEd degrees...
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Ten win share of adult learning cash
Nine colleges and Derby University have won shares in a Pounds 3.5 million investment in community-based adult learning. Education minister Baroness Blackstone announced that 96 organisations in the...
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More colleges in need of special help
An increasing number of colleges could require exceptional support and guidance from the Further Education Funding Council, says an analysis of strategic plans to 2001. But the number in the worst...