Galilee fails in university bid
Israel's Council for Higher Education has blocked a plan for a new university in northern Israel for at least the next five years. The university in Galilee was planned as a multi-campus institution...
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Police look into exam racket
Italy's university system has been rocked by yet another corruption scandal. Police are investigating what they suspect was a racket for the purchase of exam passes at the University of Bari's...
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Plan to boost Aborigine enrolment
The number of Aborigines enrolling at university is falling and the rate at which they drop out continues to be higher than for the population as a whole, according to an Australian government report...
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Vox pop is no substitute for scientific expertise
To disregard expert advice in a misguided pursuit of democracy is naive and potentially dangerous, writes David Ball It takes a lot to quit a government advisory committee working on a matter of...
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Sweet misery
Memories of this year's pay dispute are still fresh at Birmingham University. Sir Dominic Cadbury, the university's chancellor, has received at least a handful of complaint letters after he upset...
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High-flyers, lowdown cheats?
The boss of a cash-for-essays company claims that Cambridge University students are his best customers. Barclay Littlewood, the 28-year-old head of ukessays.com, uses university notice boards to make...
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Once you pop, you can't chop
One academic is so outraged by the BBC's decision to axe Top of the Pops that he has been inspired to turn it into a research project. Phil Jackson, a popular music lecturer at Edge Hill University,...
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Killing time
Fancy a light evening class? This September sees the launch of the UK's first MSc in terrorism studies (yes, MSc). The University of East London, which is running the course, promises to give...
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Cary Cooper: Virtual escape into another world
LIVING IN SECOND LIFE We already inhabit virtual worlds. Whether we are aware of it or not, increasingly, many of our relationships are created, maintained and developed through the internet. We are...
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Hezbollah is tolerant - just not of Jews
Lebanon's revolutionaries see a multi-faith future but not one that can find a place for Israel and Judaism, says Fred Halliday I had been in Beirut for two days in spring 2004 when I received an...
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What Constantine could teach Rowan Williams
The Roman emperor faced similar problems to the Archbishop in dealing with internal divisions, says Averil Cameron In his present travails, the Archbishop of Canterbury might be well advised to look...
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Telly can make science pants
When Kevin Fong found himself in a car park with a semi-clad man squatting over a pop bottle, it dawned on him that embracing the media can be hazardous I believe that the academic community has a...
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Thick skin? Then head for the top
If you've set your heart on the vice-chancellorship, you need to know a few things, says Harriet Swain. Research will have to take a back seat, you'll benefit from clear goals and you must be willing...
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Keeping calm with smalls strategy
Name: Tricia King Age: At my age and stage, I think I need to be discreet about this and my salary. Job: Director of external relations, Birkbeck, University of London. Background: First degree in...
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