Third of employers have school, college link
A third of all employers are involved in formal links with schools and colleges according to a survey from the Institute for Employment Studies. Four-fifths of these employers have links with...
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Ministry merger gets cool welcome
The heads of Scotland's higher education institutions have given a guarded welcome to the proposed merger of the Scottish Office education and industry departments. The Committee of Scottish Higher...
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An improved shelf life
(Photograph) - Senate House, location of the Ministry of Information in the film version of 1984, seems to shout bureaucracy. But Emma Robinson, head of the University of London Library which is...
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Fellows get cash to collaborate
John Laver, chairman of the British Academy's humanities research board, last autumn wrote an article in The THES deploring the "funding starvation" which militated against collaborative research in...
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Universities will cater for Renaissance Man
The university of tomorrow will not look unlike the great colleges of the Renaissance when there was a single community of international scholars linked by a common language, according to Sir Ron...
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Student money problems affect performance
Many students believe that financial problems are having an adverse effect on their academic performance, a survey of University of Central England undergraduates has shown. The survey, carried out...
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Threat to college sub degrees
College principals have reacted with disbelief to recent pronouncements from vice chancellors concerning degree and sub degree provision in the further education sector. Commenting on the Higher...
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Watchmaking industry
(Photograph) - Time warp: the clock is turning back in the watchmaking industry which is trying to cope with a resurgence in demand for traditional watches despite the advances made by quartz...
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Akker joins staff walk-out
Natfhe general secretary John Akker joined a walk-out of staff after the futher education sector conference decided to hold a national ballot on striking over pay. Staff complained that an activist...
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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...