A sorry state of affairs

Article Abstract:

While the number of school-leavers in the UK going on to higher education has been rising, up from 240,000 in 1995 to 290,000 in 2004, the figures hide a fall in the number of students applying to courses in either the hard sciences or modern languages. In 1995 there were 7,600 applicants for places on French courses, but this had fallen to 3,400 in 2004, while the number of applicants for places on chemistry courses fell from 28,500 to 15,500 over the same period. The Government needs to take note of this trend and take steps now if it wants to safeguard the future of sciences and languages at universities.

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Scientific Research and Development Services, Sciences, Science, Research & Development, Study and teaching, Science, Sciences education, Science education, Languages, Modern, Language instruction, Heritage language education, Modern languages

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Eye on enterprise and global reach

Article Abstract:

Oxford University is profiled as part of an analysis of the university's strategy for the future. Oxford currently has over 17,000 students, of which postgraduates account for over 5,600. As part of Oxford's 2020 strategy plan, the university aims to increase its number of postgraduate students, possibly to a level where they match the number of undergraduates by 2016.

Strategy & planning, University of Oxford, Aims and objectives

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Leicester cuts 135 jobs

Article Abstract:

Leicester University plans to cut 135 jobs as part of a restructuring exercise designed to boost performance in the next research assessment exercise. Of the jobs, 45 will be lost in sociology, geography and chemistry, with the remainder spread across the university.

Personnel administration, Human resource management, Company personnel management, University of Leicester

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