Silver star
A silver lining has appeared amid the financial gloom of the further education sector. In Deptford. Lewisham College's new Pounds 12 million Deptford Bridge campus, recently opened by Labour leader...
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Lordy, lordy
A fresh triumph for John Major's classless society can be seen in the prominent role planned for alumnus to be proud of No 92 in the Conservative election campaign. Lord Cranborne, leader of the...
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Privacy on the agenda
Privacy will be top of the agenda for the new Human Genetics Advisory Commission as it considers the implications of the rapidly advancing genetics revolution. Speaking after its first meeting,...
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Sperm turns
(Photograph) - Sperm turns: men everywhere can breathe a sigh of relief - sperm counts may not be falling. Rather, say scientists, counting sperm is a tricky business, with apparent declining sperm...
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Lawyers jump training gun
LAW firms are abusing the recruitment process by interviewing and offering jobs to graduates early and holding offers open for only a few days. Interviews with more than 20 leading United Kingdom law...
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Research jobs incubated
More than 900 jobs are expected to be created over the next five years thanks to the opening of the Manchester Biosciences Incubator. The Pounds 18 million development is a commercial venture...
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Chinese students isolated
MOST Chinese students experience language and financial difficulties after arriving in Britain, a study has revealed. Junying Zeng, a doctoral student at Leeds Metropolitan University, surveyed 135...
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Anger at shelved inspection
POLITICAL scientists have questioned the integrity of Scotland's Teaching Quality Assessment following a last-minute decision not to publish an inspectors' report on the University of St Andrews...
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Examiner 'spoke no Greek'
A NON-GREEK speaking external examiner was used by Strathclyde University to assess a course taught and appraised in Greek, a quality watchdog team discovered. The examiner filed an "extensive and...
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V-cs knock Scots for lone stance
VICE CHANCELLORS have warned that quality assurance across the United Kingdom is at risk because of the Scottish funding council's failure to join the new quality agency. The Committee of Scottish...
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Job placements are good for business
Undergraduate work placements not only enhance a student's employability, but have technological and monetary pay-offs for host businesses, according to research from Warwick Business School....
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Euromasters for US
A PIONEERING Erasmus network of five European city universities is making an Atlantic crossing. Universities in Bath, Berlin, Madrid, Paris and Sienna launched undergraduate ex-changes in European...
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'Squeezed' Paisley wins a reprieve
THE Scottish Higher Education Funding Council has intervened for the third year running to protect teacher training at Paisley University. SHEFC chief executive John Sizer said that Paisley would be...
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David takes on Goliath in battle for college staff's holiday pay
A TINY association for lecturers is taking on further education in a David and Goliath-style battle for paid holidays. The Lecturer Employment Advice and Action Fellowship, which has a few dozen...
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Pit digs deep to give Welsh a second chance
COAL may no longer dominate the Welsh economy, but the emphasis on education cherished in mining communities endures. Tower, the pit saved from closure in 1995 by a management buy-out, has linked up...