University of Downing Street

Article Abstract:

The ruling Labor party has sought to develop links with academics in the United Kingdom, and prime minister, Tony Blair, has sought an intellectual justification for a pragmatic approach. London School of Economics (LSE) director, Anthony Giddens, is a key academic among those who advise the government, and the LSE itself has been an influential academic base. There are also critics among academics, who have a tradition of seeking to retain some independence, and a bid to enlist academics to support the government is bound to encounter some opposition.

Political activity, Political aspects, University of London. London School of Economics and Political Science, Giddens, Anthony

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University challenge

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British universities will become similar to those in the US as they adapt to accommodate a growing number of students. Curriculum will become more diverse, and universities will have to compete for research grants. The British government plans to triple the number of universities by the year 2000.

Schools

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De Montfort rides again: the new universities

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De Montfort University plans to grow to a campus of some 30,000 students by 2000. Administrators of the former Leicester Polytechnic took advantage of a new higher education law to attain the status of a university, which they named for a 13th century nobleman.

Planning, Leicester Polytechnic

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