Staff query experience of teaching head
A dozen academics at one of the world's most respected univer-sity centres for science policy have warned of a collapse of collegiality in a row over the appointment of a new head of teaching who has...
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Applications down 3%
University applications fell by 3 per cent in the year variable fees were introduced, according to the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service's final figures for the 2006 entry. The number of...
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Queen Margaret title
Queen Margaret University College this week shed its college tag as it became Edinburgh's fourth full university. Queen Margaret was granted full degree-awarding powers in 1998, and it was given the...
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Future investment
Ninety-four per cent of students consider going to university "a worthwhile investment", according to the 2007 Student Experience Report from Unite. Students' top three motivations for going to...
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Licensed to heal
Manchester University's Wolfson Molecular Imaging Centre has been awarded a licence to produce its own radioactive tracers, enabling it to proceed with research into cancer, neurological and...
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Conference coup
London has beaten Amsterdam, Barcelona and Stockholm to host the 2009 International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) annual meeting, it was confirmed this week. The seventh annual meeting is...
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There's no going back as culture changes
As the number of women in academia keeps climbing, even in the sciences, Tony Tysome hears that the shift in the balance could accelerate. Higher education is set for significant cultural change if...
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UK told to wake up to Asian links
British universities must not treat Asian students as "cash cows", a think-tank warned this week, saying that the good reputation of UK higher education is at stake. In a report on the challenges...
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Fears for enrolments if visa charges rise again
Universities fear that the Government is considering a second substantial hike in visa charges with potentially disastrous consequences for overseas student numbers. The Government came under fire...
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Rape charge dropped but row goes on
Scandal over an alleged assault by members of sports team returns to haunt university president, writes Jon Marcus Prestigious US institution Duke University is under attack for failing to protect...
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Harvard narrows its search
Harvard University has reportedly narrowed its hunt for a president to a handful of candidates: three Harvard administrators and a Nobel laureate, writes Jon Marcus. Two of the finalists are female:...
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Audit exposes grade fraud
A technician at a New York community college has been charged with taking alcohol and cash from students in exchange for using the college's computer to change their grades, writes Jon Marcus. Elvin...
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Tougher visa restrictions in EU present opportunity for Morocco's private institutions
Student numbers at Moroccan universities are growing as visa restrictions make enrolment at universities in France and the rest of Europe more difficult. Many students who, on passing the...
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All revved up over pay claim
The "mental horsepower" of Irish university presidents has become one of the topics of discussion and gossip that take place over coffee in staff common rooms. The unfortunate choice of phrase was...
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Brazilians taught the fine art of revolution
Militant students prepare to study, cook and clean at campus built by landless farmers. Gibby Zobel reports. It is still being built, but Brazil's "university for revolutionaries" is taking in a...