...believe virtual universities can remove teaching drudgery

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Virtual universities will be the way in which growing global demand for university education will be met, rather than expansion of the traditional classroom environment. It is argued that for the virtual universities of the future, intelligent tutoring systems could rid academics of the drudgery they currently have to deal with, freeing them up to pursue research and assist individual students find meaning in what they have learnt.

Analysis, Online education, Educational aspects

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Scots fear top-up effects

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Scottish Universities have been warned that they may lose out in the academic job market if they are slow to adopt the new pay framework for staff. Union leaders in Scotland are worried that Scottish universities are falling behind English institutions in moving salaries onto the agreed pay spine.

Personnel administration, Scotland, Compensation and benefits, College teachers, College faculty, Labor relations

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Deadlock triggers crisis fear

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French university presidents have warned that the academic year will be jeopardised by continued student occupations. The occupations have continued despite a government climb-down on new employment legislation.

France, Management dynamics, Students, College, Management, Influence, Demonstrations and protests, College students, Company business management

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