Cleaner turned grad polishes study skills
A former school cleaner and full-time mother graduated from Glasgow University this year with an honours degree in philosophy. Una Wilson, aged 41, is one of 40 access students whose stories are...
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Government guides teens to success
The government launched its youth guidance service designed to encourage more teenagers into further and higher education on Monday. The Connexions Service, which was announced in the white paper,...
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Traditional ale lifts St Andrews' spirits
St Andrews University students, noted for upholding centuries' old traditions, have hit the headlines for trying to uphold the traditions of drinking and demonstrating. Several hundred students took...
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Debt rise blamed on red tape
Universities determined to widen access are losing out when it comes to collecting tuition fees. At least one new university has outstanding bad debts of more than £700,000 - 2 per cent of...
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Plea for funds to halt PhD outflow
The salaries of junior researchers will be the next priority for the Office of Science and Technology, following the increase in PhD stipends announced in the last comprehensive spending review. Many...
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Northern Ireland Assembly to debate abolishing tuition fees
Radical proposals to axe tuition fees and boost student support in Northern Ireland would cost more than £50 million. Esmond Birnie, chairman of the Northern Ireland Assembly committee for...
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Upfront cash replaces quotas
University departments will be able to set the doctoral student stipend rates for some funded research students from October next year. The Engineering and Physical Science Research Council has...
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Minister told: too many fail too early
Lifelong learning minister Malcolm Wicks will hear evidence that government policies are failing to remove barriers to learning among 16-year-olds. Academics will use a conference next month to...
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'Refreshed' cabinet promised
Henry McLeish, the Scottish Labour Party's new interim leader, was expected to be elected first minister by the Scottish Parliament yesterday, seeing off a challenge from John Swinney, leader of the...
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US policy inspires UK team
Government ought to provide seedcorn money to universities to help them set up professional student recruitment offices, a senior MP said this week. Barry Sheerman, chairman of the House of Commons...
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College leaders ponder funding reform campaign
College principals are ready to campaign to scrap the current funding system, say their leaders. The Standing Conference of Principals, which represents non-university higher education providers,...
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Blunkett launches learning network
The University for Industry began the official rollout of its £84 million Learndirect network this week. At events across the United Kingdom, television celebrities signed up for courses...
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Warwick offers cash bonus to keep graduates at university
Warwick University is offering research fellowships worth an extra £1,000 on top of the standard national award in a bid to attract more postgraduates into academia. The university's...
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Principal warns of cutbacks ahead
"It's like Daniel in the lion's den," came a stage whisper as Edinburgh University principal Sir Stewart Sutherland rose to address a staff meeting. However, he emerged unscathed...
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Funding cuts caused BSE research delay
BSE research was set back by up to two years when it lost out on funding after the scramble for resources sparked by government cuts in the late 1980s, it was claimed this week. Research into the...