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Syeda Zehra Jafri, a business studies graduate of Strathclyde University, Glasgow, is among a new wave of overseas graduates drawn back to work in Scotland under the country's Fresh Talent scheme,...
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Sussex students claim broken promises
Students at Sussex University have issued a vote of no confidence in the management of the institution, claiming that they were given false promises about the quality of their education. The Sussex...
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Top spin-offs: Wealthy sultans of spin-off cash in on their ideas
Academics can strike it rich when they commercialise their innovations, but is it best to seek professional help or go it alone? asks Jessica Shepherd Researchers who make millions of pounds from...
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Journals reject tougher checks on data
The world's leading medical journal editors have rejected proposals for stricter rules governing the publication of research sponsored by pharmaceutical companies. The international committee of...
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Students press CRE to probe course cut
The student union at Middlesex University has complained to the Commission for Racial Equality about the university's plans to close its history course, which threatens the future of its black...
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Barts fears for research future if services move
One of London's leading medical schools has warned that it faces potential ruin if the Government reneges on major hospital redevelopment plans. The Government has confirmed that it is reconsidering...
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Edinburgh University have access to rare harpsichords
Edinburgh University music students and researchers now have access to rare harpsichords dating from the 16th to the early 19th century, thanks to retired London doctor Rodger Mirrey. He has donated...
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Teacher training rethink in Wales
Initial teacher training in Wales is set for a radical shake-up that could bring a 50 per cent cut in student numbers, writes Tony Tysome. A report commissioned by the Welsh Assembly published last...
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Doncaster bid for university status
Doncaster College is the latest further education institution to declare plans to bid for university status. David Gates, its principal, confirmed this week that the college was aiming for a...
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Chinese puzzle over Australian visa test failure rate
Almost half the Chinese students who took a English language test required for permanent residency visas in Australia failed, despite having completed their courses over the previous 12 months. Last...
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US route for HK degrees
Hong Kong's gradual move away from the British system of education and toward American and mainland Chinese models is leading to a proliferation of associate degrees. By 2009, university degrees will...
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Loan amnesty called to plug Kiwi skill gap
The New Zealand Labour government's pre-election promise to abolish all interest charges on student loans will come into effect on April 1 this year. Opposition politicians have called it "free money...
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Bush launches language initiative to foster understanding
President George W. Bush has used a gathering of university presidents to launch a $114 million campaign to expand the teaching of Arabic, Urdu and Farsi. The goal of the National Security Language...
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Abuse filmed in US lab
Undercover agents for animal rights organisations have produced damning video footage of animal abuse unrelated to scientific experimentation in a US university laboratory. But the revelations have...
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'Elite 5' is a fix, critics claim
Members of the panel who will decide which German universities will be named the country's five "elite" institutions have rejected suggestions that political manoeuvres have skewed the process. A...