Lecturers told to dampen ardour
Love-struck lecturers are to be deterred by union officials from having sex with their students - at least until they graduate. Campus love affairs were condemned by Natfhe's annual conference in...
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Positive action call for women
The annual Natfhe conference has been taking place this week in Torquay, David Charter reports from the frontline Lecturers' union Natfhe wants positive action to boost the number of women governors...
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Union aims for 3.3 per cent rise
Natfhe is claiming a salary rise of at least 3.3 per cent for its members in higher education, along with commitment to a common pay review with old universities. The union's annual pay claim also...
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Bloody well
Glasgow Caledonian University, hoping to raise public awareness of the need to check for high blood pressure, found a suitable case for treatment in its publicity material - actor Richard Wilson,...
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How old am I?
Eight per cent of students get their dates of birth wrong, says Eric Ash, acting chief of the Student Loans Company. But he chides them only gently for it. In fact, his letter to students on applying...
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Cradle to grave
The Scottish Vocational Education Council, celebrating its tenth birthday, can claim to provide education from cradle to grave. Its National Certificate includes module 7260264, "Care and Feeding of...
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Scottish teaching to get Pounds 1m boost
The Scottish Higher Education Funding Council is launching a Pounds 1 million initiative to help improve the quality of teaching in Scotland's 21 higher education institutions. In a thorough analysis...
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Scruffy but clean
Congratulations to colleagues of Alfredo Moscardini of Sunderland University on helping him to escape arrest at Gatwick airport earlier this year. He was handed over to police by a fellow traveller...
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Pulpit posties
Reverend Iain Whyte, an Edinburgh University chaplain, demonstrated that the Church always manages to pip politicians to the post when it comes to financial scandal. Speaking during a debate on...
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Sun, sea rocks!
The Scottish Higher Education Funding Council has stressed how important quality assessment reports are in helping students choose a university. And not a moment too soon, judging by an article in...
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Crepes not tapes
One poverty-stricken student, at least, remembers what good food tastes like. Stefan Birch, a hospitality management student at Napier University, has won the Scottish Cookery and Food Association...
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Saturday shopping
The most controversial statement at this year's Natfhe conference in Torquay came not from a delegate or speaker but from the mayor of Torbay. In her opening speech she said: "I see there are a lot...
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Campus to net locals Pounds 200m
The planned university campus in the heart of the Docklands area of London could be worth at least Pounds 200 million to the local region over a 20-year period, according to an economic impact study...
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Deans back medics' call for special treatment
Medical school deans are backing a call from their students for the chance to borrow larger amounts of money from the Student Loans Company, writes Olga Wojtas. The University of London Union medical...
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Bellamy sees red over green centre
Environmentalist David Bellamy is lending his support to a campaign to persuade Edinburgh University not to axe its unique centre for human ecology. The university court meets on Monday to consider...