Research centre deal may collapse as costs spiral
National medical research project under threat unless it gets Whitehall backing. Anna Fazackerley reports A much-trumpeted multimillion-pound national centre for patient-focused research at...
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Bundle of grants
Consolidating research grant funding and introducing institutional quotas for grant bids are included in a new research council consultation on how to make peer review more efficient. The...
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Degree of support
St Andrews University students are backing the institution's decision to award former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami an honorary degree next week, despite criticism from the National Union of...
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Aiding innovation
The Government has responded to the Science and Technology Select Committee's critical report, Research Council Support for Knowledge Transfer , by promising a new high-level strategic forum to work...
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University status delay
The UHI Millennium Institute's hopes of becoming a University of the Highlands and Islands in 2007 appear to have been dashed. UHI principal Bob Cormack said that while the Quality Assurance Agency...
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UCU criticises Reading
The University and College Union this week condemned Reading University for the closure of its physics department, saying it made a mockery of any long-term science strategy in the UK. At an...
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Extra nutritional value
The Rowett Research Institute, which specialises in nutrition research, plans to merge with Aberdeen University to form a centre of excellence in nutrition and human health. The institute aims to...
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Wales struggles to modernise pay
Academic wages in Wales are set to fall further behind those in England as Welsh institutions drag their feet over introducing the pay framework agreement, union leaders warned, writes Tony Tysome....
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UK boosts its tally of Nobel laureates
Universities hope signing up big names will inspire new stars, says Tony Tysome. Manchester University is close to recruiting another Nobel laureate, adding to the UK's haul of international research...
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Media lacks direction with geography, petition says
The media are putting society at risk by failing to acknowledge the vital role of geography, more than 100 geographers have claimed. Academics from some 50 universities have sent a petition to Tessa...
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OU goes global with free online service
The Open University put thousands of hours worth of learning online this week, enabling students and lecturers anywhere in the world to access course material for free. The open content initiative,...
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Lax student checks put degree standards at risk, warns QAA
Westminster University risked the standard of its degrees when it failed to keep proper checks on the suitability of students accepted on to courses run in partnership with other institutions,...
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All set for shut-eye?
Edinburgh University vets have been offering free health checks to tortoises to ensure they are fit for the big sleep this winter. Edinburgh is the only UK vet school with an exotic animals service....
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V-cs urge more state support for cash-strapped part-timers
Ministers asked to revise funding eligibility criteria, says Jessica Shepherd Vice-chancellors this week called on the Government to give financial help to more part-time students. They will tell MPs...
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Fees rise 'won't improve' quality
Removing the cap on tuition fees could lead to an exponential rise in fees without any corresponding improvement in the teaching of students, a vice-chancellor warned this week. Drawing on the US...