Liberation by degrees
Recognising knowledge gained at work helps empower and liberate individuals, which is why universities must get involved, say John Brennan and Brenda Little It has been estimated that about 20 per...
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A pattern that's tailored to fit
Learndirect and its university partners bring bespoke education to the workplace, says Liz CLose Uniting education with the needs of employers and the economy is nothing new to online training...
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Digging deep to develop skills
A team of emergency workers is swapping mining tunnels for laptops as part of its latest mission. Ten employees of Mines Rescue, which is based in Mansfield, have embarked on a learndirect Learning...
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Blueprint for change
Engineering has long valued work-based learning, but it wants to step up a gear, explains Carol Arlett The Engineering Subject Centre, part of the Higher Education Academy's Subject Centre Network,...
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Devolution revolution
The big challenge is to adapt to new ways of educating people while maintaining standards, claims Sa'ad Medhat Work-based learning is redefining both the workplace and the classroom. Government...
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A cut above
Derby's Learning through Work scheme has helped hundreds of people from engineers to hairdressers gain qualifications. Matthew Baker reports If we are to extend the value of higher education into the...
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Emboldened and enlivened
Students at Chester University's Work through Learning programme have gained more than just a qualification, says Alison Utley, some of them have found a new lease of life I haven't done any studying...
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Working based learning index
 Work-based learning supplement Published in The Times Higher on May 11 2007  Partners with a global vision  The Government aims to unite universities and employers in the bid to build a workforce...
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It pays for women to work in post-92s
Female academics at new universities get a fairer pay deal than those in old ones, writes Rebecca Attwood Female academics working at new universities get a fairer deal on pay than their Russell...
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Blow the whistle on cheating lab rats
Is your colleague fiddling his research data? Is your head of department too quick to "borrow" your ideas without acknowledging your input? Is your research student so eager to make her name that she...
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'PR is a fascinating subject touching on every aspect of our culture'
A Stirling academic has been honoured for advancing public relations, 'a small field trying to establish itself' Jacquie L'Etang, director of Stirling University's MSc in public relations, has won an...
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On the move...
* Wolverhampton University has appointed three new deans. Kit Field joins the School of Education from Canterbury Christ Church University, where he was head of the department of professional...
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Mum's place is in the wrong
Blame culture leaves parents confused and guilty, a conference will hear. Melanie Newman reports. "Dysfunctional families," Tony Blair said last month, "need to be made to change." A few days earlier...
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Prizewinner has reaped rewards
As Dan Todman, The Times Higher Young Academic Author of the Year for 2006, says, having an award does not make finding a balance between research, admin and writing any easier. However, the author...
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Outrage at BNP invitation
A furore has erupted after a Bath University student invited the British National Party on to campus, writes Melanie Newman. Students and staff will rally in protest on May 14 when Nick Griffin, the...