Party animals shown route to the M1
Students should head north for the high life, according to the Virgin Alternative Guide to British Universities. A clutch of northern universities, including Leeds, Manchester and Glasgow, notched up...
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Golden opportunities for those short of brass
Hard-up students could try panning for gold as a source of revenue, if the experiences of a lecturer at Leeds University are anything to go by. Rob Chapman, a continuing education lecturer, unearthed...
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Derby faces quality inquiry
Quality chiefs have launched an inquiry into the University of Derby's operations in Israel, writes Phil Baty. A spokesman for the Quality Assurance Agency said this week: "The QAA will carry out an...
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Fees of up to Pounds 30k could pay for poor
Students from wealthy families could end up repaying tuition fees of up to Pounds 30,000 once interest is taken into account, under plans being considered by top research universities. Economists who...
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Prince's 'anti-science' talk ruffles evolution feathers
Prince Charles's controversial Reith Lecture will give a boost to creationists, according to a former academic whose anti-evolutionary writings were quoted by the prince. Alan Linton, emeritus...
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AoC fears Ofsted will bring 'name and shame' culture to FE
Further education colleges fear they may be entering a "name and shame" culture under the proposed post-16 inspection regime. Delegates at an Association of Colleges consultation conference on the...
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Help is urged for vital sector
The voluntary sector is under threat and needs more help from universities to ensure its long-term survival, the UK's first professor of voluntary sector organisation has warned. Higher education...
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Cubie petition arrives via net
Scottish students are taking democracy into the digital age though a web-based petition to the Scottish Parliament demanding the full implementation of the Cubie report, Olga Wojtas reports. One of...
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Scottish Executive's praised for further education Pounds 6 million childcare costs
The Association of Scottish Colleges has praised the Scottish Executive's "vitally important" proposals of Pounds 6 million towards part-time further education students' childcare costs. Tom Kelly,...
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Loss of bargaining means higher fees, union warns
The battle over the future of national bargaining could dictate whether top-up fees will be introduced, lecturers' union Natfhe warned this week. Natfhe has launched a campaign, threatening national...
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Scots student numbers to rise
Student numbers are expected to rise dramatically in Scotland following the abolition of up-front tuition fees and restoration of bursaries, economic analysts have predicted. The London and Edinburgh...
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Surge of interest in teacher training
New teacher training salaries have pushed teaching career inquiries up from about 2,000 a week to a peak of nearly 11,000, but applications are still below last year's. The latest Teacher Training...
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Minister to get tough on sleaze
Lifelong learning minister Malcolm Wicks threatened tough financial sanctions against mismanaged colleges, as lecturers' union Natfhe warned that universities and colleges continued to be "riddled"...
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Mass campaign threat over PRP
Further education colleges look set to introduce performance-related pay, raising fears that universities may follow suit, it emerged at lecturers' union Natfhe's annual conference. Lifelong learning...
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Fur as fashion
(Photograph) - Dorthe Christiansen, 24, a Danish fashion student at the University of Wales College, Newport, has joined the growing number of fashion designers who choose to fly in the face of...