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The end may be in sight for the long-running pay dispute between the Universities and Colleges Employers Association and eight trade unions, led by the Association of University Teachers, which threatened to disrupt exam and admissions procedures for universities in the United Kingdom later this year. The dispute started
Medical students at St Mary’s Hospital Medical School were celebrating this week after securing the future students’ union’s financial independence. During a question and answer session for medical students last Monday, Professor Alan Swanson, Deputy Rector of Imperial College, said that he saw no reason why the Student
The Higher Education Funding Council for England has decided on the weightings it will use for the distribution of funds to universities and colleges for the coming year. A big difference this year will be that none of the Ł680m will be going to departments rated at 1 or 2
Students throughout the country appear to be waiving their right to vote, according to a recent article in The Times. Despite eligibility they appear not to wish to go to the ballots for three main reasons. The first is that they fear that by registering with their local council they
Thanks to the drunken antics of sitting MP Nicholas Scott, the Kensington and Chelsea Conservative Association have been forced to select a new candidate for the imminent General Election. Faced with a maximum of three months in which to build up support and popularity, this clearly is a tough job
A pilot run for purchasing equipment over the internet is soon to arrive for Imperial College members. The main intention of the service is to replace orders for college equipment to third party suppliers. At the moment, there is only information concerning the purchase of personal computers. However, this is
Glaxo-Wellcome, a major funder of many research projects at UK universities, has signal its intention to shift more of its funding to overseas institutions. The company currently supplies nearly a quarter of all medical research funding in the UK The company blames the poor research facilities at some universities
The sabbatical election season got off to a slow start this week with only two nominations being posted by the time Felix went to press. Papers for nominations for the sabbatical elections went up outside the Union Office in the Beit Quad Union Building on Monday morning and will remain
Another aspect of Waterstone’s Bookstore tender has come under suspicion with the revelation that the company plan to use JANET for their retail plans. In their tender, Waterstone’s made a big selling point of their proposed use of the internet, emphasising in particular the ability to order and
Washing facilities for residents of Wilson House will be temporarily out of action, starting from 3rd February. The installation of new machines is expected to take approximately a month. Meanwhile, residents have been advised to make alternative arrangements. The current contract was ended when the company from which the machines
ICU sports clubs were shocked last week by the sudden resignation of Caroline Deetjen, the Athletic Clubs Committee Chair. Ms Deetjen, currently in the final year of her Chemical Engineering degree, explained, "I felt I was overcommitting myself, and wasn’t giving the ACC the time and credit it
Imperial College’s Physics department has seen an unexplained increase in the number of applicants for undergraduate degree courses. This has been reflected at a national level. This increase has occurred despite decisions by many leading universities to axe their physics degrees. Birkbeck College, London, and East Anglia, Coventry, De
