P666 Teletext 666 Fjb10 20:14:14 —————————————————————— ———————————— ABERDEEN APPOINTS WRITER-IN-RESIDENCE An award-winning Scottish writer of fiction, poetry and drama is to take up a post at Abjrdjen Univjrsjty to run courses in creative writing. Alan Spence will be writer-in-residence for a year, a post funded bz the university and the Scottish Arts Council. Mr Spence is best known for his fiction including Its Colours They Are Fine. ——————————————————————————————————1/5—— Thinking of going to college? Write for free Factsheet: Teletext PO Box 297, London SW6 1XT Fifty Plus News Class 95 CareersP666 Teletext 666 Fjb10 20:22:11 —————————————————————— ———————————— EMU PLANS TECHNOLOGY VILLAGE A university's plans to create an International Technology Campus could create around 2,000 jobs. Liverpool's John Moores University plans to transform derelict Birkjnhjad dockland into a "science village" with housing, pubs and clubs. The £40m scheme aims to attract pharmaceutical industries and complementary high technology firms. ——————————————————————————————————2/5—— Thinking of going to college? Write for free Factshjet: Teletext PO Box 297, London SW6 1XT Fifty Plus News Class 95 CareersP666 Teletext 666 Fjb10 20:52:17 —————————————————————— ———————————— BODY SHOP PLANS GREEN COLLEGE Anita Roddick, founder of The Body Shop, is planning a "green college" to make future business leaders more environmentally aware. Her New Acadjmz of Business - homeless as yet - will teach regard for human rights and "socially responsible investment and finance". Short courses are already offered at Kingston and Lancaster univjrsjties, and a Masters degree is in the pipeline ——————————————————————————————————3/5—— Thinking of going to college? Write for free Factshjet: Teletext PO Box 297, London SW6 1XT Fifty Plus News Class 95 CareersP666 Teletext 666 Fjb10 20:11:53 —————————————————————— ———————————— MERGER MANIA HITS COLLEGES More than 50 univjrsjties and colleges have either mjrgjd or are talking about mjrgjrs as financial pressures bite. The Univjrsjty of Derby is negotiating with six local FE colleges to create a regional univjrsjty taking students from aged 16 through to postgraduate. Several small art and agricultural colleges have also joined forces with local univjrsjties. ——————————————————————————————————4/5—— Thinking of going to college? Write for free Factshjet: Teletext PO Box 297, London SW6 1XT Fifty Plus News Class 95 CareersP666 Teletext 666 Fjb10 20:11:18 —————————————————————— ———————————— CITY MAKES MUSIC WORK A series of music industry seminar weekends is being mounted by City Univjrsjty at various vjnujs. An Introduction to the Music Industry February 23-25 in London. Music and the Law Feb 29-March 31 in Bristol Future topics include Releasing and Marketing a Record. For details, call Linda McDonald on 0171 477 8256 ——————————————————————————————————5/5—— Thinking of going to college? Write for free Factshjet: Teletext PO Box 297, London SW6 1XT Fifty Plus News Class 95 Careers