Case for lessons in teaching
A rich vein of discontent with the quality of teaching in universities has been tapped by graduate Anna Tobin. Anna Tobin provided an articulate case for arguing that "students' needs have low...
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How to get ahead in a merger world
For me 1996 will go down as the year of mergers. Last year saw the merger of the Further Education Unit and The Staff College (where I used to work). This year I have presided as a governor over the...
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Date fixed for all-out strikes
Academics, technicians and support staff look ready to approve all-out strike action across the old and new university sectors this autumn, according to initial union soundings. And early November is...
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College thrift stumps lenders
A new financial guide to further education highlights the private sector's difficulties in trying to establish colleges' ability to repay debt for capital projects. While the Government is promoting...
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Doleful effort
Alumnus to be proud of No 62 is American politician Alfonse d'Amato, senator (Republican) from the state of New York. As chairman of the devastatingly successful Dole for President campaign, Senator...
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Groves of academe sprout on slag heaps
Building contractors are racing to complete the Dearne Valley College near Sheffield in time for the first students' arrival in September. But the water feature in front of the entrance to the...
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All-Russian foundation cuts red tape
Russia's first home-grown training foundation, designed to encourage the creation of a quality market-place for business, management and public finance education, has set up stall in Moscow and...
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Case for lessons in teaching
A rich vein of discontent with the quality of teaching in universities has been tapped by graduate Anna Tobin. What in heaven's name are we doing in some of our institutions of higher education, if...
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American graffiti rules
The United States' political and military presence in 51国产视频 and the Pacific assumed massive proportions after the second world war. General Douglas MacArthur ruled Japan like a viceroy until he...
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The European Commission
The European Commission is looking into claims that Britain may be in breach of European laws by allowing further education lecturers' terms and conditions to deteriorate. The Lecturers Employment...
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Funding council reviews method
The Further Education Funding Council has announced a two-stage review of its funding methodology. A working group with an independent chairman and including representatives from the further...
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Islamic extremist threat to gays
Fundamentalist Islamic groups pose the most serious threat to the safety of gay and lesbian staff and students on university and college campuses in Britain, a report says. Fighting Extremist...
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Imitators follow Imperial lead
Masters degrees in science communication are springing up across the country as science faculties encourage students to develop their communication skills. The grandaddy of them all is Imperial...
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Name names, v-cs ordered
Nigerian vice chancellors are under orders to name all staff involved in the five-month-old university strike, according to the academics' union. The union has discovered a secret memo from Munzali...
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Case for lessons in teaching
A rich vein of discontent with the quality of teaching in universities has been tapped by graduate Anna Tobin. Anna Tobin's account deserves better than the reply by Alan Macdonald (THES, August 2)....