Postdocs cover for teaching shortfall

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There is an army of postgraduate and postdoctora; students in old universities shouldering much of the teaching burden. Most lectures are led by academics in new and old universities, but only some 70 percent of seminars and tutorials in old universities are led by academics, vs 92 percent and 93 percent respectively in new universities.

Labor Distribution by Employer, Statistics, Universities and colleges, Graduate study

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One-off payouts hit pound sterling 125k

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Survey of vice-chancellor's pay reveals that large pension contributions to university chiefs are rising, with payments being as high as pound sterling 126,000 in 2005-06. Higher Education Funding Council for England stated that universities should not inflate salaries prior to retirement.

Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Personnel administration, Forecasts and trends, Compensation and benefits, Market trend/market analysis, Wages, Wages and salaries, College administrators, Salary

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Morris praises learning per se

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Baroness Estelle Morris, former Education Secretary, emphasizes upon incentives to improve the access of higher education to deprived students and the need for scholastic research. The attempt to collaborate academics with the industries might turn the latter into second-rate companies.

EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, Education of Disadvantaged, Education, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Secretaries (Government), Educationally disadvantaged, Morris, Baroness Estelle

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