Welsh winner at CVCP
Gareth Roberts, vice chancellor of Sheffield University, is to be the next chairman of the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals. Professor Roberts, 54, defeated John Stoddart of Sheffield...
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Dressing down
An angry member of the public recently called the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals demanding it institute a student dress code on the grounds that students "especially in Southampton"...
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Union puts case for pay talks with Acas
The prospect of a negotiated settlement of the further education contracts dispute hung in the balance today as Natfhe, the main lecturers union, met to debate a call to go to Acas. The Colleges...
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'Ello, 'ello 'ello . . . quality in the dock
All over the country, the police are beginning to investigate standards of service at further education colleges. In return, the colleges are taking a close look at police complaints procedure. There...
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Trusts disrupt medical training
Negotiations between universities and the National Health Service on medical education have been thrown into confusion by the advent of hospital trusts, Sir William Fraser, principal of Glasgow...
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Colleges miss full-time goal
A survey of further education recruitment has shown colleges falling behind on their growth targets for full-time students. But the Further Education Funding Council's analysis of recruitment during...
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Socrates freed
A threat of delay to the EU's Socrates programme has been removed after Germany lifted its objections to the programme's budget of Ecu850 million (Pounds 680 million). The German government secured...
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Royal professors
The Royal Society plans to appoint four research professors in science, engineering and technology. The professorships will allow scientists to carry out research without the burdens of...
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Masters' pump
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council is to fund 38 short-course modules at masters level, which universities can offer to industrial engineers and technologists. The funding, worth...
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Pounds 500 million bonus
Greater Manchester's universities contribute more than Pounds 500 million per year to the local economy and account for 17,300 jobs in the north-west, says a survey conducted by academics at the...
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Indian chair
Hull University is to create a chair in Indian politics, believed to be the first in Europe. It will be named after C. R. Parekh, the father of chair donor C. C. Shroff and Bhikhu Parekh, professor...
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Quality control
Nearly 5,000 schools and sixth-form colleges, 475 further education colleges and more than 1,000 public libraries in England and Northern Ireland have received reports from the Higher Education...
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Universities neglect vocational skills
Universities are too ill-informed about the new wave of vocational qualifications to take advantage of the benefits they offer, a report by the Higher Education Quality Council will reveal next week...
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Cautious welcome for 16-hour study rule
The decision to cut the number of hours an unemployed student can study from 21 to 16 has been given a cautious welcome by the Further Education Funding Council. It said that 16 guided learning hours...
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Students' day of triumph
France's student unions claimed victory this week after the government shelved university reforms in the face of strikes and demonstrations. But they went ahead with a march yesterday to press for...