Cubie stands firm on infighting
The chairman of the independent inquiry into Scottish student finance, Andrew Cubie, will resist his report being hijacked by political infighting. His inquiry was set up because of the rift between...
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Further education colleges move research up the agenda
Further education colleges are stepping up the quantity and quality of research they do in response to the government's lifelong learning agenda, writes Alan Thomson. Well over 100 colleges, at least...
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Embattled minister hints at fees review
Northern Ireland's first minister for further and higher education has taken up office amid controversy over the share-out of executive posts. Ian Paisley's Democratic Unionists have accused the...
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Hush-a-bye baby
(Photograph) - Hush-a-bye baby: mum Eleanor Robertson and her 19-week-old son Lewis have volunteered to sleep in a laboratory at Durham University for three nights. Researchers are investigating the...
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FEFC invokes its new powers at Sheffield College
The FEFC also invoked its new powers at Sheffield College, imposing two FEFC-approved governors to rescue the country's second largest college from potential financial collapse. Whistleblowers, page 8
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Juan Corradi
Juan Corradi, director of New York University's branch in Florence, has declined to comment on rumours that Chelsea Clinton is to spend six months studying there. NYU, Florence, is housed in the...
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University in hot water over partnerships
Quality chiefs have told Heriot-Watt University to address "shortcomings" in the quality control of its collaborative arrangements, including its prestigious link with the Edinburgh College of Art....
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Committee of Scottish Higher Education Principals
The Committee of Scottish Higher Education Principals has pledged to support any university fighting proposals to axe the distinctive MA title for undergraduate degrees. A Coshep spokesman said: "We...
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No takers for cash to research teaching
Academics are concerned that a multi-million pound teaching and learning research programme is failing to focus on higher education. A five-year programme run by the Economic and Social Research...
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Oxford's 'farcical' cash plan attacked
Oxford University faces "catastrophic" centralisation that risks turning the ancient university into a "big, boring, bland oil-tanker" unable to compete internationally, according to college manager...
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Cambridge fails key intake test
State school students were even less likely to get into Cambridge University this year than they were last year, despite concerted efforts aimed at improving recruitment from the comprehensive school...
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North Brum 'brush-off' claim
An attempt by lifelong learning minister Malcolm Wicks to draw a line under the controversy over appointments at North Birmingham College has been dismissed as an unacceptable "brush-off" by the...
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Universities go for a spin
Marketing techniques have finally hit higher education. Claire Sanders reports on how the hard sell is boosting student numbers In the heady days of clearing between August 10 and September 17...
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New Labour, new year, new degree
Two-year vocationally oriented associate degrees are to be introduced in colleges and universities, the government confirmed this week. The Department for Education and Employment ended months of...
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North caters better for poor
Universities and colleges in the north of England are better than those in the south at attracting students from under-represented groups, according to the performance indicators published by the...