Older colleges show cash stability
Institutional short-term liquidity remained stable in the old university sector in the financial year 1993/94. And the the two institutions that were previously showing negative net liquid asset to...
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Part-time pensions to hit colleges
The extension of pension rights to 120,000 part-time lecturers has brought fears of a "horrendous" cash squeeze on colleges and new universities. Unions are urging hourly-paid lecturers to benefit...
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Graduate gripes
The National Postgraduate Committee this week issued guidelines for better facilities for postgraduates, which it says are essential to avoid isolation and low morale. Jamie Darwen, NPC general...
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Lottery is bad luck to charities
Medical research charities estimate that they will lose Pounds 10-18 million in their first year of competition with the National Lottery. Their hopes were dashed this week that they would receive...
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Two-step: "Salamanda Tandem", a dance double-act from Naomi Mutoh and Isabel Jones
(Photograph) - Two-step: "Salamanda Tandem", a dance double-act from Naomi Mutoh (right) and Isabel Jones, feature in the sixth Nottinghamshire dance festival, NOTT Dance, being staged at Nottingham...
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Unison wary over lectureship
News International is funding a lectureship at Birkbeck College, London. The post, in the college's department of management and business studies, was advertised in March. It will cost Pounds 198,000...
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TEC push for universities
The Training and Enterprise National Council has called for a programme of establishing universities in regions without higher education, writes Simon Targett. The council, which represents the TECs...
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Internet news
The THES Internet Service, which includes details of the contents of this week's newspaper as well as all our job advertisements, updated on the Tuesday before publication of the paper, is available...
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TEC chair resigns
Mike Bett is resigning the chairmanship of the TEC National Council after less than a year to avoid a clash of interests with his new regulatory role as first Civil Service commissioner.
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Pay talks
Reduced student numbers are being blamed for an Pounds 896,000 deficit and up to 65 redundancies at Yorkshire Coast College, Scarborough. The Further Education Funding Council said the loss was not...
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Imperial gears up for mergers
The National Heart and Lung Institute in London has voted to merge with Imperial College on August 1. It will be followed in 1998 by the Royal Postgraduate Medical School and Charing Cross and...
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Bar rethinks private pupils
The Bar was thrown into fresh controversy over equal training opportunities this week when professional standards watchdogs were asked to consider complaints about private tuition arranged by Cherie...
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Greener Glasgow
Glasgow Caledonian University has opened an energy and environment centre to provide applied research, training and consultancy on waste and environmental management for industry and Government. Hugh...
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Lottery hopeful
The University of Exeter has applied for National Lottery funds to help preserve and show a collection of printed material and artefacts on the history and pre-history of cinema. The project,...
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Graduates take lower paid jobs
Most graduate jobs do not carry starting salaries above the repayment threshold for student loans, according to a Career Services Unit survey. CSU figures show that the average salary was Pounds 13,...