Class conscious
The second teaching myth to explode is that the brilliant pupil needs special attention. A. C. Aitken, Edinburgh University's legendary professor of maths, was renowned for once multiplying 987654321...
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Names that hurt
This week Antithesis can debunk two myths about good teaching. The first comes from psychologist Mark Griffiths, as reported in New Academic. After a conscientious experiment in learning some of his...
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Southampton bids for university status
Southampton Institute of Higher Education, one of the largest colleges in the sector, made a bid for university status this week. In a document launched in London, the institute proposed that all...
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Overseas students bring UK Pounds 1 billion
Overseas students generate Pounds 1 billion for the national economy, including Pounds 310 million in fees paid directly to British universities. There are more than 100,000 international students in...
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EU proposes adult education vouchers
Euro MPs have called for the introduction of adult education vouchers to create a more flexible and accessible service. Local authorities or institutions could issue vouchers to the local adult...
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CUC urges openness in new universities
New universities are being urged to find ways to promote openness in their governing bodies that offer opportunities for wider scrutiny similar to those of the old universities' court system, writes...
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Granite city picks up top awards in report debut
Aberdeen College swept the board this week in the first Further Education Annual Report Awards, winning Best Design Category and Best Overall Report Award. Hammersmith and West London College and...
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Performance pay finally hits the rocks
Cheltenham and Gloucester Institute of Higher Education is to pay a part-time lecturer more than Pounds l,800 in compensation following complaints that its performance-related pay scheme was...
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Stoned Rose
(Photograph) - Stoned Rose: This elegantly elongated rouge chemise wowed the audience at a recent graduate fashion show in London. Designed by Primal Scream fan Rebecca Whitehead, a fashion design...
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Doctors in demand
Peter Richards, chairman of the council of deans of United Kingdom medical schools, has welcomed health minister Virginia Bottomley's commitment to increasing student intakes by 10 per cent over the...
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TEC-nical detail
The Further Education Funding Council has today published a guide advising colleges and Training and Enterprise Councils how to work together. The Employment Department is currently sponsoring a...
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Flying times
Universities are being invited by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council to bid for up to six research chairs for research into innovative manufacturing in four sectors: aerospace,...
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Student handouts
The Department for Education plans to spend Pounds 2,095 million on mandatory awards and Pounds 644 million on student loans in the 1995/96 academic year, according to a written answer in Hansard...
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It shouldn't happen
Veterinary schools have failed in all but one case to win money earmarked by the Wellcome Trust to develop centres of research excellence in veterinary medicine. The failure illustrates a weakness of...
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Welsh resist English takeover
Plans for a single quality assurance body drawn up by the Higher Education Funding Council for England came in for fresh criticism this week - from the council's sister quango in Wales. The Higher...