Referendum opponent gets enlarged ministry
French education minister Francois Bayrou, who has kept the portfolio he held in the Balladur government, is organising a national referendum on education to which he was strongly opposed. President...
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Hopes of 6% growth
The new bids for growth in the further education sector reveal that colleges are extremely bullish about the prospects for recruiting even more students next year, despite fears from some quarters...
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Part-timers lose most jobs
Nearly 10,000 further education lecturers have been or are to be made redundant, according to figures released by Natfhe, the university and college lecturers' union today. Part-timers have borne the...
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Shot in the arm for TB
The prospect of more powerful vaccines for the killer disease tuberculosis being available in the near future looks more promising thanks to an important advance in genetic engineering by scientists...
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Clubbers trailed on hunt for fun
Contrary to popular opinion, the majority of young adults say they go to pubs and clubs to socialise with friends rather than to get drunk. Going out to dance and listen to music is more highly rated...
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Endangered genes go to the bank
The bilby, the northern hairy-nosed wombat, the numbat and Leadbeater's possum are among Australia's most endangered animals. To try to ensure their survival, genes from the animals are now to be...
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Postgraduate get Pounds 2.5 per cent rise
New rates for postgraduate bursaries and studentships were announced by the Government this week. Tim Boswell, further and higher education minister, said the 1995/96 academic year would see a 2.5...
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Authorities failing to hear the deaf
Deaf students entering higher education are receiving very patchy support, according to researchers at Nottingham Trent University. They contacted 99 universities and visited nine institutions that...
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Researchers aim for greener cities
The explosion in the number of people living in cities is damaging the environment. At a recent meeting of the Natural Environment Research Council's atmospheric science community, scientists tabled...
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Champion of plain English rewarded with degree
(Photograph) - Manchester University's decision to award Chrissie Maher, the veteran campaigner for plain English, an honorary master of arts degree, will not abate Mrs Maher's enthusiasm for plain...
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Cadbury proposes NVQs for lecturers
Business leaders are calling for university lecturers to be given training in supervision through the national vocational qualification system. Dominic Cadbury, chairman of the Confederation of...
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Men tend towards geography thirds
A survey of geography degree results has found marked differences between male and female graduates, the most striking being that men are more likely to get third-class degrees. Keith Chapman, head...
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Students: handle with more care
Academic departments should take more responsibility for helping their students, instead of assuming that this is the preserve of "experts", according to a student adviser. Heather Lloyd, chief...
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Enrolments rising
English universities enrolled 5 per cent more higher education students in 1994/95 than in the previous year, and 43 per cent more than in 1990/91. The number of higher education students in...
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Queen's IT plan steps on gas
Queen's University Belfast will bid to set up a research and enterprise park on the site of the city's former gasworks. It is intended to be a world leader in information and communications...