Grunts of displeasure
The life of a higher education minister seems to be taking its toll on Baroness Blackstone. After her appearance at the Lords' science select committee on Wednesday, for a quizzing on such topics as...
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Fact file
The Higher Education Agency's findings for 1996/96 reveal that: Of first-degree law graduates who went to work half did not go into the law: 17.7 per cent went into management and administration 24.6...
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Modern apprentices promised places
WOLVERHAMPTON University has promised a place in any subject to all modern apprentices at Dudley Training and Enterprise Council who achieve their Level 3 National Vocational Qualification.
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Saved by senate
A MOVE to close Lancaster University's unique department of independent studies failed following a senate vote last week. Director John Wakeford described a review panel report on his department...
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Say it again, Dear
AUT Scotland has been hit by semantic difficulties in its transcript of its conference on higher education and a Scottish parliament. A failed attempt to reintroduce romance to the tertiary sector,...
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Beef: a secret weapon
It was odd to see a question about British beef directed to the Ministry of Defence the other day. Had the legacy of BSE prompted a suggestion that British beef might be better used as a biological...
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Smoke without fire
Alumnus to be proud of no 158 was one of the key figures in Iraq's development of biological weapons during the 1980s. Rihab Taha's expertise in the diseases of key crops, and the possible means by...
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Art colleges think big
THE CREATION of the world's biggest "university of the arts and design" is one idea the London Institute is considering in the second phase of a review of its five art colleges. The strengths of the...
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Cult tries to hire university halls
A CONTROVERSIAL religious cult is hoping to use a university hall of residence for a conference this summer. The Church of Christ, which is planning a rally in Cardiff from August 28-30, has booked 2...
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Scots hold their fire on reform of teacher training
Scotland's teacher education colleges have given a guarded welcome to plans for the sector, including passing responsibility for student intake to the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council. The...
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BAe set for virtual take-off
A prospectus for British Aerospace's "virtual university" should emerge in the late spring and the venture is on schedule for launch late this year, says its vice-chancellor Geraldine Kenney-Wallace...
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Napier evolves ideal timetable
Survival of the fittest is now a daily event at Napier University. Its logistical nightmare of placing 2,067 classes involving 669 lecturers and 978 student groups in 45 time-slots and 183 rooms has...
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National cancer institute needed in Britain, MP says
Ian Gibson MP this week called for the creation of a national cancer institute to provide support for cancer research and treatment, writes Kam Patel. Speaking in a debate on the disease, Dr Gibson...
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De Montfort plc to fund research
De Montfort University researchers hope to raise Pounds 360,000 from the private sector to develop a novel device for alleviating the effects of diabetes. The funding will be raised through De...
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Row builds over RIBA name
The architecture community is split over proposals by the Royal Institute of British Architects to change its name. The move could open the institution to influence and members from other closely...