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Issue
474, 3 December 2001
News
in brief
- Education
gets top marks
Education
courses in three departments of the University have
been awarded the highest possible rating in the last
QAA inspection under the current system, with a total
score of 24
- Fair
shares under review
The
system by which tuition fee income and teaching and
research grants are allocated – the resource centre
allocation model – is undergoing a comprehensive
review.
- A
question of taste
Taste
is not the main reason we choose what type of food we
eat, according to new research by psychobiologist Professor
John Blundell and physiologist Dr John Cooling
- Bodington
goes public
The
Bodington software system is to be made available free
of charge for use by the world-side academic community.
- New
IT lab funding
Geophysics
students now have access to industry standard computer
facilities in earth sciences, thanks to generous funding
from the ExxonMobil higher education support scheme.
- Student
rally first
The
first Universities UK chief to address a student demonstration
– Professor Roderick Floud – recently told
students at an NUS rally against student hardship that
universities and their students had managed to keep
student hardship a headline story since the general
election.
- Fighting
fire with drama
Firefighters,
academics and Bretton studetns have joined forces to
promote fire safety amongst school pupils in Yorkshire.
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