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Colleges fear jobs at risk as places cut
Small institutions want compensation for reduction in places for teacher and nurse training. Tony Tysome reports. Jobs in specialist higher education colleges could be under threat unless lost...
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Who got that cash?
The most important commercial radio archive in the UK will be preserved for academic use thanks to a £750,000 grant. Academics at Bournemouth University's Media School have been awarded the money to...
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Lecturer steals drivers' vehicle to lobby PM for more pay
Inspired by the example of angry motorists who gathered the signatures of more than a million and a half people to fight government proposals for road charging, lecturers have turned to the Downing...
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Research councils’ budgets slashed by £68m
Scores of academics will be denied research grants, postdoctoral research positions will be scrapped and hundreds of PhD students could be prevented from embarking on academic careers it was warned...
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The value of trivial pursuits
Queuing, park railings, the history of crossing the road... Joe Moran's research into the 'bleeding obvious' yields fascinating insights into historical and political changes Is the trivia of...
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Don't hide the sins of yesteryear
In their attempt to promote 'Britishness', politicians and historians these days seem increasingly to find reasons to celebrate the Empire while playing down the many horrors that arose from it,...
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Temples of learning
How far should universities go to accommodate the demands of religious groups, asks Alex Klaushofer. Times are certainly changing for the devout on Britain's campuses. According to many leaders of...
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Should you go for that PhD at home or away?
Caroline Gatrell considers the pros and cons of studying 'over the shop' If you are employed as a university lecturer or researcher but do not have a doctorate, this might be the year you decide to...
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Today's news
University funding to rise by 6% Universities in England will share around £7.14 billion for teaching and research in the coming year, the funding council, Hefce, announced today. Hefce also...
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Today's news
Anti-immigration don must go, say Oxford students Oxford University students have demanded the dismissal of a don who helped found an anti-immigration group and have accused him of bringing the...
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Latest research news
Garlic fails heart test Garlic does not have the cholesterol-reducing properties that have been claimed, a study has shown. Stanford University School of Medicine team says its study provides the...
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Today's news
Blair claims tuition fees success The prime minister came under fire from academics and students yesterday following comments made in his monthly press conference that appeared to vindicate the...
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Clinical Research Fellowship
Deadline: 27/04/2007
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