Brown's man sidesteps industry row

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Richard Lambert, the man commissioned by Chancellor Gordon Brown to kick-start the knowledge economy in the United Kingdom by forcing universities to form closer relationships with business, is expected to surprise government ministers by opting for a cautious approach. In his first interview since closing his consultation on the external links and governance of universities, Lambert states that the gulf between business and universities is not as wide as was first thought. Lambert's team is due to give its report to the Department for Education and Skills and the Department of Trade and Industry in September 2003.

Business, Economic aspects, Reports, Lambert, Richard

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...believe new universities mean lower academic standards

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Issues relating to the contention that the continuing trend to expand the range of institutions in the United Kingdom that are entitled to call themselves universities will result in falling standards. It is argued that academics need to be more robust in their efforts to make the general public understand that the government's plans, which will allow further education institutes to call themselves universities, represent a con trick and that they will actually diminish the idea of proper "higher" education.

Product standards, safety, & recalls, Standards, Analysis

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