Can teaching centres work?

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Higher education funding councils have proposed a 30 million pounds sterling scheme aimed at creating specialist subject centres for university teaching. Some supporters believe the scheme must receive appropriate funding and recognition in order to succeed. Others claim the plan will fail because pedagogic research is not recognized by the research assessment exercise (RAE). Some department heads are concerned that use of the subject centres will deter staff from RAE work, which is perceived as more important.

Finance, Education and state, Education policy, College teachers, Training of

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An anatomist with her fingers on the pulse

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It is important that university lecturers seek to make the student experience real, according to Susie Whiten, an anatomist at the St Andrews University school of biological and medical sciences and winner of the 1999 Science Teacher of the Year prize from the Times Higher Educational Supplement and the Royal Institution. She believes that lecturers should use stories and humour to make lectures more interesting. She aims to create a supportive teaching environment.

Interview, Women college teachers, Women college faculty, Whiten, Susie

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Campus art theft spree

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Works of art are thought to have been stolen by professional thieves from universities and sold abroad. Library book theft accounts for 2% of total stock. Students living in halls of residence have security problems, as do campuses open to the public. Many students have also reported that their cars and bikes have been stolen.

Crime

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