Teaching piles on the pressure

Article Abstract:

Under the Guidelines for the Employment of Postgraduate Students as Teachers published by the National Postgraduate Committee (NPC) in April 1993, postgraduates should only teach for 180 hours-per-year. Some 57 postgraduates at Leeds University were surveyed revealing that almost one-in-10 postgraduates involved in teaching undergraduates were teaching double the hours recommended by research councils and in some cases the number of teaching hours quadrupled. The survey also found that while 65% of respondents would prefer to have some teacher training almost 90% of postgraduates did not undergo any teacher training. Almost 75% of surveyed postgraduates had had no training in safety, while two-thirds received no training regarding laboratory equipment, while over 50% were left unsupervised in the laboratory.

Research, Graduate students, Study and teaching, College students

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Nice gals win class war

Article Abstract:

A survey has shown that changes in Britain's class structure since 1945 has increased women's chances of entering higher education. Student numbers grew from 216,000 in 1963 to 1,086,300 in 1990, with a decrease in male full-time students and an increase in numbers (758%) of part-time female students. Britain's class structure has changed from predominantly working class pre-1945 to employment in the service sector now. Women students form 30% of our full-time university population and 67% in polytechnics.

Statistics, Education of women, Women's education

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London's burning issue; the future of Britain's biggest university is wide open

Article Abstract:

London University is 150 years old and has 50 colleges. It validates degrees overseas, and includes institutions such as the London School of Economics and Imperial College. It is proposed that all the universities in London should combine to enable central planning and easy transfer of students between courses.

London, England, Schools

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