New ties and old ones

The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service has joined the Gloucester College of Arts and Technology to offer professional courses to businesses.

They have established the Cheltenham Business Centre - consisting of classrooms, a library and a learning centre - in the Ucas building, where Gloscat staff will teach.

But they do not mention another connection between the two institutions. The Diary notes that Ucas chief executive Tony Higgins was vice-chairman of the Gloscat governing body from 1993 to 2000.