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Q. I read some negative comments about Institute for Learning and Teaching membership requirements in reports from the Association of University Teachers conference last week. Should I put my...
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What. Many websites are visually stunning, but are total disasters in terms of user-friendliness and accessibility. Why. Web design is being led by 'creatives' who lack a grounding in usability,...
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It's never too late to learn
University is becoming a reality for many who did not make it the first time, writes Olga Wojtas I left school when I was 16," says Sarah Fusco, aged 33. "Nothing was expected of me at school, and my...
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Napier university opens up to give local learners a warm welcome
When the adult learning network suggested running a conference, we offered to host it and pay. Napier University thought it was important for outreach. It is about welcoming people into a university...
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Harvard scholarship a warning
British universities will lose bright state school pupils to America unless they overhaul their admissions systems, the leader of a head teachers' union warned this week. David Hart, general...
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Income lags behind expenditure in HE sector
Expenditure by higher education institutions rose by 5.4 per cent last year, while income rose by just 4.1 per cent, latest figures show, writes Harriet Swain. Data published by the Higher Education...
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Strings pulled in patent dispute
Columbia University has asked a US senator and former student to help clear the way to extend a profitable patent on a biotechnology process it developed. Without a change in the patent law, Columbia...
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Sydney Chadwick
(Photograph) - Mature student: Sydney Chadwick, aged 97, was presented with learning vouchers worth Pounds 250 by lifelong learning minister Malcolm Wicks as part of the Adult Learners Week...
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Scots give students child-care aid
College students in Scotland will be able to access an Pounds 8 million child-care package from August, while graduates will be expected to contribute to the endowment scheme once they earn Pounds 10...
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College sees its future in glass site
Sunderland University plans to invest up to Pounds 1 million in creating an educational facility for people working in glass, ceramics and related arts at the city's National Glass Centre (left),...
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Libraries unite over copyright
University libraries in the US have joined forces to push for institutions to exercise greater control over copyright generated by academics in an effort break the stranglehold publishers have on...
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Interactive assessment could put humans out of the game
The Scottish post-school examination system, which has already undergone radical reforms, faces a further revolution within five years because of information technology. The prediction came from Ron...
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Call for EU resources to double
The European Parliament wants each member state to spend at least 3 per cent of its gross domestic product on research - nearly double the current amount. Responding last week to the European...
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Lifelong learning to benefit from funding boost
British universities and colleges will be able to bid for grants from a E4.7 billion (Pounds 2.9 billion)budget, financed by the European Commission, writes Keith Nuthall. The money is earmarked for...
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Indian beauty loves the Brit buzz
It was more like a movie premiere than the launch of a higher education recruitment campaign. Celebrities from the worlds of film, TV and fashion joined politicians and businessmen for a glitzy gala...