Anger at clashing classes
Durham University union leaders have called for an inquiry into a timetabling "fiasco" that has frustrated and confused staff and students since the start of term. Administrators were forced to pull...
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PQA 'must be in place for 2008'
A two-tier system that first warns universities of student numbers before pupils apply post A-level results is the most efficient way forward, says report Sixthformers should be allowed to "register...
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A-level reform may head up decade of change
Changes to A levels that would help universities pick the brightest candidates could occur at the start of a decade of reforms of 14-to-19 education, Charles Clarke, the Education Secretary, revealed...
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Laws on embryos 'recall Nazism'
Couples should be free to select what sort of child they have or to abort an embryo on the basis of any minor defect without the law intervening, a leading Oxford University professor has told MPs....
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ARE WE PRICING OURSELVES OUT OF THE DEGREE MARKET? A major global investigation reveals foreign students in britain face the highest living costs among English-speaking nations
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Step closer to super-union
Lecturers could have a single higher education union as early as spring 2006 after the Association of University Teachers and Natfhe agreed a timetable for merger. A firm proposal to merge could be...
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Leeds moots closures
Leeds University has announced that it may close two of its campuses, including the 18th-century rural mansion Bretton Hall, to save £2.6 million a year in running costs. The move has raised fears of...
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Consumer pressures
Universities need to "adjust to being consumer oriented", according to Mike Goldstein, former Coventry vice-chancellor and a critic of government plans for variable tuition fees. Dr Goldstein, who...
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Grandparent grants
Nearly one-third of the UK's 13 million grandparents plan to help their grandchildren with the costs of university study, according to a new survey. The survey, by iPledge, a company that helps...
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Call for Serbian boycott
Universities in Europe are being asked to boycott the University of Kosovska Mitrovica after the failure of the Serbian government to annul the appointment of Radivoje Papovic as its rector. The...
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Harris to calm nerves on Offa
Charles Clarke, the Education Secretary, hopes the appointment of Sir Martin Harris as the university access regulator will ease "nervousness" in the sector about government plans to attract more...
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High-pay potential
Potential students would be able to see which degree courses at which universities are most likely to land them the highest-paid jobs under proposals mooted in a government-backed report. The final...
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Manchester sets sights on top of world league
Alan Gilbert, Manchester University's vice-chancellor and president, has called for a rapid "step change" in the new institution's standing in the world's higher education league tables. Announcing a...
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Change is a good test for delegates
The Marriott Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club, a Georgian mansion in its own parkland on the outskirts of Edinburgh, is noted for its leisure facilities. But surprisingly for the 100 higher education...
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Chief needler at the sharp end of learning
Academics and universities should resist the temptation to treat fee-paying students as customers. They should, instead, let them buy into "learning partnerships", Paul Ramsden, the new head of the...