FE inspectors take lessons from US
British inspectors visiting United States community colleges have found that parity of esteem between academic and vocational education is not an issue there. In contrast with Europe and particularly...
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Science plumbs the depths
Industry is failing to fund strategic ocean research yet the unknown resources of the ocean will one day be essential, according to the director of the new Southampton Oceanography Centre. John...
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Ulster students in cash crisis
Almost one third of students in Northern Ireland are taking jobs partly to avoid the trap of student loans, a survey claims. Although students in the province are more likely to receive full...
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Fantastic voyage of discovery
The study of science fiction is becoming established firmly as a respectable form of scholarship after 25 years of struggle. However, a new tension is arising among its proponents, many of whom...
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University PR neglects business
First thing last Monday morning and Bradford University was confirming to local journalists that it would not be withdrawing its honorary degree - announced just hours before the executions of Ken...
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Training agency falls victim to market forces
The Laser Advisory Council is the latest victim of market forces, it emerged last week. Directors of the 50-year-old training agency accepted its inevitable closure before next Easter. Laser's...
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Lakes pins hope on the Internet
One of the country's most remote regions is to plug in to computer communications to make higher education accessible to all. Cumbria County Council is setting up a steering group to make Workington...
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A level gold standard to tumble
Custodians of education's most sacred cow, the A level, have been mobilised to defend the "gold standard" against what they see as its deadliest rival - the overarching post-school qualification....
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Ulster uses Clinton visit to twist arms
The University of Ulster has gone on the offensive over its peaceline campus for West Belfast. It has joined forces with local MPs and community groups to demand to know if the government intends to...
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Big employers shun ex-poly graduates
Job prospects for this year's graduates are poor and the outlook for those qualifying next year could be even bleaker, according to a study out this week. In its 1995 graduate recruitment survey, the...
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Having a ball
(Photograph) - Having a ball: Eight members of the Professional Footballers Association have graduated from University College Salford's PFA-sponsored part-time BSc in physiotherapy, specially...
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Heartening news for angina women
Glasgow University researchers who last week revealed dramatic results in the treatment of heart disease are now turning their attention to a hitherto neglected group - women. The West of Scotland...
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Gosh
Fresh evidence for the theory that higher education aids sporting prowess - the South African rugby team who demolished England at Twickenham on Saturday included nine graduates plus one student to...
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Howard's beginning
Alumni to be proud of No. 20 is that well-known son of Romanian Jewish refugees Michael Hecht, now known to the police, and the electorate, as Michael Howard. His compassion towards displaced people...
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Clocked off
Donald MacDonald, recently retired as public relations officer of Heriot-Watt University, was last Saturday awarded an honorary degree. Pauline Weetman, dean of economic and social studies, revealed...